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promulgate — prom·ul·gate / prä məl ˌgāt, prō məl / vt gat·ed, gat·ing 1: to make known or public 2: to put (as a regulation) into effect prom·ul·ga·tion /ˌprä məl gā shən, ˌprō ˌməl / n prom·ul·ga·tor / prä məl ˌgā tər, prō məl / … Law dictionary
decree — de·cree /di krē/ n [Old French decré, from Latin decretum, from neuter of decretus, past participle of decernere to decide] 1: an order having the force of law by judicial decree 2: a judicial decision esp. in an equity or probate court; broadly … Law dictionary
promulgate — [präm′əl gāt΄, prō mul′gāt΄] vt. promulgated, promulgating [< L promulgatus, pp. of promulgare, to publish < ?] 1. to publish or make known officially (a decree, church dogma, etc.) 2. a) to make known the terms of (a new or proposed law or … English World dictionary
promulgate — [v] make known advertise, announce, annunciate, broadcast, call, circulate, communicate, declare, decree, disseminate, drum, issue, make public, notify, pass the word*, proclaim, promote, publish, sound, spread, toot, trumpet; concept 60 Ant.… … New thesaurus
promulgate — ► VERB 1) promote or make widely known. 2) put (a law or decree) into effect by official proclamation. DERIVATIVES promulgation noun promulgator noun. ORIGIN Latin promulgare expose to public view , from mulgere cause to come forth (literally to… … English terms dictionary
decree — Synonyms and related words: act, act on, action, adjudge, announcement, appointment, authorize, award, behest, bid, bidding, bill, brevet, bull, bylaw, call on, call the signals, call upon, canon, charge, charging, choose, choose to, command,… … Moby Thesaurus
promulgate — 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… … Universalium
promulgate — Synonyms and related words: abide by, adhere to, administer, advertise, announce, annunciate, bid, blare, blare forth, blaze, blaze abroad, blazon, blazon about, broadcast, call on, call the signals, call upon, carry out, carry through, celebrate … Moby Thesaurus
promulgate — [ prɒm(ə)lgeɪt] verb promote or make widely known. ↘put (a law or decree) into effect by official proclamation. Derivatives promulgation noun promulgator noun Origin C16 (earlier (C15) as promulgation): from L. promulgat , promulgare, from pro… … English new terms dictionary
promulgate — v 1. proclaim, decree, rule, pronounce, announce, annunciate, declare; report, make public, publicize, advertise, broadcast, disseminate, propagate; herald, cry, blare, blazon, trumpet, bruit, noise abroad; publish, issue, put out, circulate,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
