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Synonyms for promulgate

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Proclaim — to make known or make public

proclaim, publish, declare, advertise, advertize US, announce, denounce, communicate, herald, report, trumpet, disclose, notify, utter, blazon

2. Disseminate — to advocate on behalf of (something or someone, especially of an idea); to spread knowledge of and make more…

disseminate, propagate, promote, spread, circulate

3. Implement — to put into effect as a regulation

implement, execute, put into effect

Other

exclaim

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To make known or make public.

  2. v. 2

    To put into effect as a regulation.

  3. v. 3

    To advocate on behalf of (something or someone, especially of an idea); to spread knowledge of and make more widely known.

Related words

Word family
promulgation promulge

Forms

Past participle
promulgated
e.g. promulgated → proclaimed, published, declared, advertised…

Choose the right word

Promulgate or Propound?

We propound a question or an argument, promulgate the views of a sect or party, or the decision of a court, etc.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • publish Now, researchers publish their work in open access.
  • declare I hereby declare the opening of the Olympic Games.
  • proclaim Gentlemen! Tomorrow we shall proclaim the Republic.
  • denounce The alterglobalists denounce growing inequalities.
  • propagate Ziri wants to propagate this ivy in Rima's garden.
  • disseminate If you're going to disseminate ideas, make sure they're worthwhile.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
promulgatefalling
publishsteady
declaresteady
proclaimsteady
denouncesteady
propagatesteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
utter2
6 letters
report2, spread1, herald2, notify3, blazon
7 letters
promote2, publish2, declare2, execute3, trumpet2, exclaim2
8 letters
announce2, disclose2, proclaim2, denounce2
9 letters
implement3, advertise3, circulate3, propagate3, advertize
11 letters
communicate4, disseminate4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (utter2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
promulguer
Deutsch
verkünden