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promulgate

pro·mul·gate

UK/ˈpɹɒml̩.ɡeɪt/ US/ˈpɹɑ.məl.ɡeɪt/ uncommon obsolete

verb

1.

state or announce

  • “I am not a Communist,”
  • “he exclaimed;”
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Origin

Inherited from Middle English promulgaten, from Latin prōmulgātus, perfect passive participle of prōmulgō (“to make known, publish”), either from provulgō (“to make known, publish”), from pro (“forth”) + vulgō (“to publish”), or from mulgeō (“to bring forth”, literally “to milk”); see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Doublet of promulge.

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