promulgate

动词 v.
/ˈpɹɒml̩.ɡeɪt/    /ˈpɹɑ.məl.ɡeɪt/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To make known or make public. transitive
    — ’Tis yet to know, / Which when I know, that boaſting is an Honour, / I ſhall promulgate. I fetch by life and being, / From Men of Royall Seige.
  2. To put into effect as a regulation. transitive
    — […] the Statute of Uses was delayed until 1536 and the Statute of Wills until 1540, but both statutes were promulgated in 1532, and formed part of a policy which we may compare, not favourably, with the of Edward I[…]
  3. To advocate on behalf of (something or someone, especially of an idea); to spread knowledge of and make more widely known. nonstandard,transitive
  4. past participle of promulgate form-of,obsolete,participle,past

词形变化

promulgates present,singular,third-person promulgating participle,present promulgated participle,past promulgated past

词源

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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