Promulgate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

state or announce

put a law into effect by formal declaration

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹˈɑːməlɡˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹˈɒməlɡˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹˈɒməlɡˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /pɹˈɑːməlɡˌeɪt/.

Examples

`I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed
The King will proclaim an amnesty

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

exclaim proclaim

Parts of Speech

verb	state or announce “`I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed”
verb	put a law into effect by formal declaration

Word Forms

proclamation	noun	the formal act of proclaiming; giving public notice
exclamatory	adjective	sudden and strong
exclamation	noun	an exclamatory rhetorical device
promulgation	noun	the official announcement of a new law or ordinance whereby the law or ordinance is put into effect
promulgator	noun	(law) one who promulgates laws (announces a law as a way of putting it into execution)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verkünden

angeben oder bekannt geben

🇫🇷French

promulguer

déclarer ou annoncer

🇪🇸Spanish

promulgar

declarar o anunciar

🇮🇹Italian

promulgare

dichiarare o annunciare

🇳🇱Dutch

afkondigen

vermelden of aankondigen

🇵🇹Portuguese

promulgar

declarar ou anunciar

🇷🇺Russian

обнародовать

заявить или объявить

India

🇮🇳Hindi

घोषणा करना

बताना या घोषणा करना

🇧🇩Bengali

জারি করা

রাষ্ট্র বা ঘোষণা

🇮🇳Tamil

பிரகடனம்

மாநில அல்லது அறிவிக்க

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రకటించు

ప్రకటించండి లేదా ప్రకటించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

जाहीर करणे

राज्य किंवा घोषणा

🇮🇳Gujarati

જાહેર કરવું

રાજ્ય અથવા જાહેરાત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಘೋಷಿಸಿ

ರಾಜ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ಘೋಷಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രഖ്യാപിക്കുക

പ്രസ്താവിക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പ്രഖ്യാപിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜਾਰੀ ਕਰੋ

ਰਾਜ ਜਾਂ ਘੋਸ਼ਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

جاری کرنا

ریاست یا اعلان

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

颁布

陈述或宣布

🇯🇵Japanese

公布する

述べたり発表したりする

🇰🇷Korean

널리 퍼지게 하다

진술하거나 발표하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ban hành

tuyên bố hoặc thông báo

🇹🇭Thai

ประกาศใช้

ระบุหรือประกาศ

🇮🇩Indonesian

menyebarluaskan

menyatakan atau mengumumkan

🇵🇭Filipino

ipahayag

estado o ipahayag

🇲🇾Malay

menghebahkan

nyatakan atau umumkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نشر

الدولة أو الإعلان

🇮🇷Persian

را اعلام کند

اعلام یا اعلام کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

ilan etmek

belirtmek veya duyurmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהָפִיץ

להצהיר או להכריז

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The primary meaning of 'promulgate' is 'state or announce'.

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Using 'promulgate' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'promulgate' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'promulgate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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