promulge

English

Etymology

Compare French promulguer. See promulgate.

Verb

promulge (third-person singular simple present promulges, present participle promulging, simple past and past participle promulged)

1. (transitive) To promulgate; to publish or teach.
   • 1768, Sir William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England:

     the prince by his edict may promulge a new code, more ſuited to the preſent emergencies.

   • 1839, William H. Prescott, History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella:

     Extraordinary doctrines these for the age in which they were promulged

Synonyms

• (to publish): disclose, make known; See also Thesaurus:announce
• (to teach): educate, instruct

References

• “promulge”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.