promulgate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb state or announce
    exclaim; proclaim.
    • `I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed
    • The King will proclaim an amnesty
  2. verb put a law into effect by formal declaration

WordNet

Pro*mul"gate transitive verb
Etymology
L. promulgatus, p. p. of promulgare to promulgate; of unknown origin. Cf. Promulge.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Promulgated ; present participle & verbal noun Promulgating
Definitions
  1. To make known by open declaration, as laws, decrees, or tidings; to publish; as, to promulgate the secrets of a council. Syn. -- To publish; declare; proclaim. See Announce.

Webster 1913