Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb promulgate

2 senses of promulgate

Sense 1
proclaim, exclaim, promulgate -- (state or announce; "`I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed"; "The King will proclaim an amnesty")
       => declare -- (state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with")

Sense 2
promulgate -- (put a law into effect by formal declaration)
       => announce, declare -- (announce publicly or officially; "The President declared war")

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