promulgate
verb
Roger ShattuckJohn S. Rigden et al.Ken Myers
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The origin of promulgate is a bit murky, or perhaps we should say "milky." It comes from Latin promulgatus, which in turn derives from pro-, meaning "forward," and -mulgare, a form that is probably related to the verb mulgēre, meaning "to milk" or "to extract." Mulgēre is an ancestor of the English word emulsion ("mixture of mutually insoluble liquids"), and it is also related to the Old English word that became milk itself. Like its synonyms declare, announce, and proclaim, promulgate means "to make known publicly." It particularly implies the proclaiming of a dogma, doctrine, or law.
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Examples of promulgate in a Sentence
Washington Post, 30 June 2024
Earlier this year, the F.T.C., which is led by Lina Khan, promulgated a new rule banning noncompete agreements, which prevent workers from moving to rival firms for higher wages or better working conditions.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
The Biden administration recently promulgated a rule that protects career government workers from being reclassified as at-will employees, precisely to thwart Trump’s plans to summarily dismiss tens, possibly hundreds of thousands of federal workers.
—Jon D. Michaels, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024
Listen to this article There is more turmoil at the agency that provides legal services for the state’s indigent over a memo from the Chief Public Defender instructing staff to disregard official hiring policy promulgated by the agency’s’ oversight board.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 22 Jan. 2024
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“Promulgate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/promulgate. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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promulgate
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promulgate
transitive verb
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