promulgate

to make a message public

TRANSLATION

verbreiten, verkünden, veröffentlichen, öffentlich bekannt geben

STATISTICS

IN THE PRESS

Following World War II Churchill gave a speech at Zurich University where he called for “a kind of United States of Europe” in order to promulgate an everlasting peace and assure future prosperity.

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promulgate

means:

1. To make known (a decree, for example) by public declaration; announce officially.

2. To put (a law) into effect by formal public announcement.

Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

Synonyms: announce, advertise, broadcast, declare, proclaim, promulgate, publish

All these verbs mean to bring to public notice:

ANNOUNCED a cease-fire
ADVERTISED a rock concert
BROADCASTED his opinions about the government
DECLARED their military intentions
PROCLAIMED his belief in God
PROMULGATED a policy of passive resistance
PUBLISHED the profit results

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