promulgate
gb/pɹoʊmˈʌlɡeɪt/ us/pɹoʊmˈʌlɡeɪt/
C1
English
~ 9900
kihirdet, terjeszt, hirdet
VERB
C1
FORMAL
1
kihirdet
B2
Usage pattern:
to promulgate [a law/rule/policy]
The government formally promulgated the new tax law on January 1st.
A kormány január 1-jén hivatalosan kihirdette az új adótörvényt.
Once the regulations are promulgated, companies will have six months to comply.
A rendeletek kihirdetése után a vállalatoknak hat hónapjuk lesz a megfelelésre.
The constitution was promulgated after years of political negotiation.
Under the revised system, only the president can promulgate emergency decrees.
The ministry drafted and promulgated safety standards for all manufacturers.
Learner examples
The king promulgated a new law.
A király új törvényt hirdetett ki.
The city council will promulgate new traffic rules next week.
A városi tanács jövő héten új közlekedési szabályokat hirdet ki.
After the law is promulgated, people must follow it.
The president promulgated a rule to protect the environment.
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes use "promulgate" for any kind of simple, everyday announcement (e.g., "He promulgated his birthday plans"), which sounds unnatural. In modern English, "promulgate" is mostly used in formal contexts about laws, rules, official policies, or similar documents issued by authorities.
Meaning
officially announce a law or rule
Collocations
promulgate a law
|promulgate regulations
|promulgate a decree
|promulgate a constitution
|promulgate new rules
|formally promulgate
Synonyms
enact (Common in legal and political contexts; focuses more on making a law legally valid than on the public announcement itself.)
Antonyms
repeal (Means to officially end or cancel a law, the opposite of bringing a law into effect.)
Themes
law
|politics
|government
|communication
Definition
To officially say that a new law or rule will start and is now in force.
To officially declare and put a law, rule, or regulation into effect by public announcement.
VERB
C1
FORMAL
2
Usage pattern:
to promulgate [an idea/belief/doctrine]
The organization was accused of promulgating extremist ideologies online.
A szervezetet azzal vádolták, hogy szélsőséges ideológiákat terjeszt az interneten.
Teachers play a key role in promulgating democratic values among young people.
A tanárok kulcsszerepet játszanak a demokratikus értékek terjesztésében a fiatalok körében.
The group used social media to promulgate false information about the vaccine.
Religious leaders helped promulgate a doctrine of nonviolence throughout the region.
These myths were promulgated for decades and are still hard to dispel.
Learner examples
The blogger promulgates dangerous ideas on his website.
A blogger veszélyes eszméket terjeszt a weboldalán.
The group tries to promulgate a message of peace.
A csoport a béke üzenetét próbálja hirdetni.
Social media can promulgate lies very quickly.
The party promulgated its new beliefs during the campaign.
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes confuse "promulgate" with the more common verb "promote." "Promote" is used far more often in everyday English and can be casual (e.g., "promote a product"). "Promulgate" is more formal and is usually used about serious ideas, beliefs, or doctrines, often with a sense that they are being spread in an organized or strong way.
Meaning
spread an idea or belief widely
Collocations
promulgate an ideology
|promulgate beliefs
|promulgate racist myths
|promulgate a doctrine
|promulgate values
|promulgate misinformation
Synonyms
propagate (Very close in meaning; often used for spreading ideas, especially scientific theories, beliefs, or propaganda, without the legal/official flavor of "promulgate.")
Antonyms
suppress (Means to prevent information or ideas from being known or spread, the opposite of making them widely known.)
Themes
communication
|society
|politics
|education
Definition
To spread an idea or belief to many people so that many of them know or accept it.
To make an idea, belief, doctrine, or cause widely known and accepted, especially through repeated public communication.
Grammar
Dictionary form
promulgate
IPA
GB/pɹoʊmˈʌlɡeɪt/
US/pɹoʊmˈʌlɡeɪt/
Syllables & stress
pro - mul - gate (3 syllables)
Stress on 2nd syllable (mul)
Word forms
Verb
- Base: promulgate
- 3rd Person Singular: promulgates
- Present Participle: promulgating
- Past: promulgated
Word family
Forms
promulgates
verb
promulgating
verb
promulgated
verb
Core family
promulgation
noun
Advanced or less common
promulgator
noun
Expressions
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