verb
promulgate
PROM-ul-gayt/ˈprɑːmlɡeɪt/
To make something widely known through official announcement or promotion.
The organization promulgates its guiding principles through public talks and publications.
Etymology
Latin promulgare meant to make something publicly known. The central idea is open declaration: a decree or idea is brought before the public by being announced or published.
In context
a state thus governed needs very few laws and in so far as it becomes necessary to promulgate new ones this necessity is universally recognized
More examples
- The agency promulgates new safety rules on its official website.
- Her essays helped promulgate the theory beyond academic circles.
- The association is promulgating updated professional standards through nationwide workshops.
Forms
promulgate · promulgates · promulgated · promulgating
promulgation noun — The public announcement or promotion of something.
Similar words
- announce
- Emphasizes stating news publicly, not sustained promotion of ideas.
- publicize
- Emphasizes attracting public attention, often through publicity or advertising.
- disseminate
- Emphasizes spreading information widely, without requiring an official declaration.