Meaning & use
promulgated
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Formally declared or put into effect a new law, rule, or idea, often through official publication.
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The government promulgated the new tax code at the start of the year.
The theory was first promulgated in a scientific journal in the 1950s.
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Common in legal and academic writing, less so in everyday conversation.
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repealedwithdrawn
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