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# promulgated

verb form (past of promulgate: promulgate, promulgates, promulgated, promulgating); adjective (promulgated) — formal

«promulgated» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (formal, law) Made a new law or rule official by announcing it publicly: «The new law was promulgated in May.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/promulgated/#m1)
2. (formal) Spread an idea or belief widely among people: «The ideas were promulgated through books and sermons.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/promulgated/#m2)

### In the lessons

A stiff word from law, government and history: rulers promulgate laws and decrees, and movements promulgate ideas. In church history, popes and councils promulgated teachings. Phrases: «promulgate a law», «promulgated by», «widely promulgated».

### Examples

- The emperor promulgated a new set of laws. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/promulgated/#x1)
- The rules were promulgated on the school website. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/promulgated/#x2)
- His ideas were promulgated by his students. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/promulgated/#x3)
- The constitution was promulgated after the war. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/promulgated/#x4)
- Rumours promulgated online are not always true. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/promulgated/#x5)
- The council promulgated a ban on fireworks in the park. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/promulgated/#x6)

### Note

Formal; simpler words: «announced», «made official», «spread». Noun: promulgation. Stress: PROM-ul-gate-ed. Do not confuse with «promoted».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «promulgated» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/promulgated/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«promulgated» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/promulgated.html) on Mova free.