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promulgate.

To make known or make public.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈpɹɒml̩.ɡeɪt/UK/ˈpɹɑ.məl.ɡeɪt/US
  1. To make known or make public.

    transitive
  2. To put into effect as a regulation.

    transitive
  3. To advocate on behalf of (something or someone, especially of an idea); to spread knowledge of and make more widely known.

    nonstandard · transitive
  4. past participle of promulgate

    form-of · obsolete · participle · past
Where this word comes from

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 -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Doublet of promulge.

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