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Added 9 October 2026

promulgate

/ˈpɹɒml̩.ɡeɪt/ verb

In Latin: promulgo Wiktionary

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

Origin

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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