promulgate
verb
Roger ShattuckJohn S. Rigden et al.Ken Myers
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The origin of promulgate is a bit murky, or perhaps we should say "milky." It comes from Latin promulgatus, which in turn derives from pro-, meaning "forward," and -mulgare, a form that is probably related to the verb mulgēre, meaning "to milk" or "to extract." Mulgēre is an ancestor of the English word emulsion ("mixture of mutually insoluble liquids"), and it is also related to the Old English word that became milk itself. Like its synonyms declare, announce, and proclaim, promulgate means "to make known publicly." It particularly implies the proclaiming of a dogma, doctrine, or law.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Wisconsinites were eager to move on from the damage and embarrassment brought about by their state’s starring role in promulgating the Red Scare that had ruined many lives.
—Nancy C. Unger / Made By History, TIME, 28 Oct. 2024
Suddenly Sends Bitcoin And Crypto Prices Higher In the early 1960s, Metzger, living in the North of England, promulgated several art manifestos, about Auto-Creative Art and Auto-Destructive Art.
—Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
The world religions promulgated laws that were guides for living and a pathway to the afterlife, entangling church and state and setting the stage for struggles in medieval Europe to build secular systems of law.
—Fernanda Pirie, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2021
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“Promulgate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/promulgate. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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promulgate
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