promulgate

  • 11promulgate — [[t]prɒ̱m(ə)lgeɪt[/t]] promulgates, promulgating, promulgated 1) VERB If people promulgate a new law or a new idea, they make it widely known. [FORMAL] [V n] The oil and shipping industries undertook to promulgate a voluntary code. 2) VERB: usu… …

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  • 12promulgate — UK [ˈprɒm(ə)lɡeɪt] / US [ˈprɑməlˌɡeɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms promulgate : present tense I/you/we/they promulgate he/she/it promulgates present participle promulgating past tense promulgated past participle promulgated formal 1) to make an… …

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  • 13promulgate — [16] Promulgate owes its existence to an analogy drawn by the Romans between ‘milking’ and ‘bringing out into the light of day’. The Latin verb for ‘milk’ was mulgēre (source of English emulsion). It was used metaphorically for ‘cause to emerge’ …

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  • 14promulgate — verb Promulgate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑constitution …

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  • 15promulgate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. publish, disseminate, proclaim, sponsor, advocate. See publication. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. publish, declare, proclaim; see advertise 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) v. [PROM… …

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  • 16promulgate a decree — index instruct (direct) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 17promulgate an order — index command, instruct (direct) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 18promulgate — transitive verb ( gated; gating) Etymology: Latin promulgatus, past participle of promulgare, from pro forward + mulgare (probably akin to mulgēre to milk, extract) more at emulsion Date: 1530 1. to make (as a doctrine) known by open declaration… …

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  • 19promulgate — promulgation /prom euhl gay sheuhn, proh meuhl /, n. promulgator, n. /prom euhl gayt , proh mul gayt/, v.t., promulgated, promulgating. 1. to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a… …

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  • 20promulgate — verb /ˈpɹɒml̩.ɡeɪt,ˈpɹɑ.məl.ɡeɪt/ a) To make known or public. b) To put into effect as a regulation …

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