promulgate

prom·ul·gate  (prml-gt, pr-mlgt)

tr.v. prom·ul·gat·ed, prom·ul·gat·ing, prom·ul·gates

1. To make known (a decree, for example) by public declaration; announce officially. See Synonyms at announce.

2. To put (a law) into effect by formal public announcement.

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[Latin prmulgre, prmulgt-.]

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promul·gation (prml-gshn, prml-) n.

promul·gator n.

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promulgate

Verb

[-gating, -gated]

1. to put (a law or decree) into effect by announcing it officially

2. to make widely known [Latin promulgare]

promulgation n
promulgator n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	promulgate - state or announce; "`I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed"; "The King will proclaim an amnesty" exclaim, proclaim declare - proclaim one's support, sympathy, or opinion for or against; "His wife declared at once for moving to the West Coast" trumpet - proclaim on, or as if on, a trumpet; "Liberals like to trumpet their opposition to the death penalty" clarion - proclaim on, or as if on, a clarion declare - state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with"
	2.	promulgate - put a law into effect by formal declaration announce, declare - announce publicly or officially; "The President declared war"

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promulgate

verb 1. make known, issue, announce, publish, spread, promote, advertise, broadcast, communicate, proclaim, circulate, notify, make public, disseminate

2. make official, pass, declare, decree

Translations

promulgate [ˈprɔməlgeɪt] vt → promulgar

promulgate [ˈprɔməlgeɪt] vt → promulguer

promulgate [ˈprɔməlgeɪt] vt [+ policy] → bekannt machen, verkünden [+ idea]; verbreiten