promulgate

Meaning

1. (transitive) To make known or make public.
2. (transitive) To put into effect as a regulation.
3. (nonstandard, transitive) To advocate on behalf of (something or someone, especially of an idea); to spread knowledge of and make more widely known.

Opposite of

withhold, abrogate

Synonyms

proclaim

publish

declare

announce

issue

state

publicize

exclaim

propagate

make public

advertise

circulate

disseminate

enact

enunciate

make known

notify

release

report

spread

divulge

sound

🔉

enforce

enounce

acquaint

assert

fulfil

give notice

herald

apprize

lay out

spread out

noise

advertize

ordain

post

apprise

profess

propagandize

affirm

advocate

advise

validate

widen

rumor

bring out

bruit

call

rumour

communicate

Translations

promulguer

promulgare

promulgar

afkondigen

verkünden

uitvaardigen

proclamare

promulgar

erlassen

bildirmek

proclamer

verkondigen

δημοσιεύω

bekanntmachen

verkündigen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɹɒml̩.ɡeɪt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: promulgaten

In summary

From Middle English promulgaten, from Latin prōmulgātus, past participle of prōmulgō (“I make known, publish”), either from provulgō (“I make known, publish”), from pro (“forth”) + vulgō (“I publish”), or from mulgeō (“I bring forth”, literally “I milk”). Compare promulge.