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Meaning of promulgating
The primary meaning of "promulgating" is to officially announce or declare something, especially a law or a decree.
Etymology of promulgating
The word "promulgating" comes from the Latin "promulgare", which means "to make known publicly" or "to proclaim".
It is derived from "pro" (meaning "forth" or "publicly") and "mulgare" (meaning "to milk" or "to make known"), and has been used in English since the 15th century to describe the act of officially announcing or declaring something.
Synonyms
announcing
declaring
proclaiming
publishing
broadcasting
disseminating
circulating
distributing
spreading
promoting
publicizing
advertising
notifying
informing
enlightening
educating
instructing
edifying
acquainting
familiarizing
apprising
notifying
warning
cautioning
advising
counseling
guiding
directing
issuing
releasing
promulgating
decreting
ordaining
enacting
legislating
ruling
governing
administering
regulating
controlling
commanding
ordering
dictating
Definitions
- To officially announce or declare something, especially a law or a decree, so that it becomes known to the public.
- * To make something widely known or accepted, especially a new idea or a policy.
Usage Examples
- The government is promulgating a new law to regulate the use of social media.
- * The company is promulgating a new policy to increase employee benefits.
- * The university is promulgating a new curriculum to improve student outcomes.
Antonyms
concealing
hiding
suppressing
withholding
secretly
quietly
privately
confidentially
mysteriously
ambiguously
vaguely
unclearly
indirectly
euphemistically
delicately
tactfully
discreetly
silently
mutely
uncommunicatively
uncooperatively
resistively
opposingly
negating
refuting
denying
contradicting
disproving