promulgate

Verb

WordNet 3.0

Verb (2)

state or announce“`I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed”“The King will proclaim an amnesty”Synonyms: proclaim exclaim
put a law into effect by formal declaration

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Promulgate \Pro*mul"gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Promulgated; p. pr. & vb. n. Promulgating.] [L. promulgatus, p. p. of promulgare to promulgate; of unknown origin. Cf. Promulge.] To make known by open declaration, as laws, decrees, or tidings; to publish; as, to promulgate the secrets of a council. [1913 Webster]

Syn: To publish; declare; proclaim. See Announce. [1913 Webster]

Announce \An*nounce"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Announced; p. pr. & vb. n. Announcing.] [OF. anoncier, F. annoncer, fr. L. annuntiare; ad + nuntiare to report, relate, nuntius messenger, bearer of news. See Nuncio, and cf. Annunciate.] [1913 Webster]

1.To give public notice, or first notice of; to make known; to publish; to proclaim. [1913 Webster]

Her [Q. Elizabeth's] arrival was announced through the country by a peal of cannon from the ramparts.— Gilpin.[1913 Webster]

2.To pronounce; to declare by judicial sentence. [1913 Webster]

Publish laws, announce Or life or death.— Prior.[1913 Webster]

Syn: To proclaim; publish; make known; herald; declare; promulgate.

Usage: To Publish, Announce, Proclaim, Promulgate. We publish what we give openly to the world, either by oral communication or by means of the press; as, to publish abroad the faults of our neighbors. We announce what we declare by anticipation, or make known for the first time; as, to announce the speedy publication of a book; to announce the approach or arrival of a distinguished personage. We proclaim anything to which we give the widest publicity; as, to proclaim the news of victory. We promulgate when we proclaim more widely what has before been known by some; as, to promulgate the gospel. [1913 Webster]