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promulgate

2 synonyms and 4 antonyms for promulgate, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.

Verb — To make something known or public.

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1. verb

To make something known or public.

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2. verb

To formally bring a law or rule into force.

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Etymology

Inherited from Middle English promulgaten, from Latin prōmulgātus, perfect passive participle of prōmulgō (“to make known, publish”), either from provulgō (“to make known, publish”), from pro (“forth”) + vulgō (“to publish”), or from mulgeō (“to bring forth”, literally “to milk”); see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -at...

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