promulgated
Made publicly known
Promulgated means officially announced or put into effect.
Laws are promulgated when formally declared and made public.
The term extends to any authoritative declaration: The church promulgated new guidelines on marriage.
More loosely, to promulgate ideas is to spread or promote them widely: Darwin promulgated his theory through extensive correspondence.
Declared in public
- declaredStated with authority
- pronouncedSpoken aloud formally
- statedExpressed in words
- communicatedTransmitted information to another
articulated · delivered · expressed · voiced · uttered · broadcast · reported · publicized
Spread widely abroad
- propagatedSpread or reproduced widely
- circulatedDistributed widely
- diffusedSpread widely around
- distributedDivided and given out
transmitted · conveyed · dispersed · extended · radiated · broadcast · published · shared
Made into law
- ratifiedFormally approved, made official
- codifiedMade into systematic rules
- mandatedOfficially ordered or required
- ordainedOfficially appointed to ministry
decreed · sanctioned · stipulated · authorized · established · instituted · formalized · prescribed
proclaimed
Declared in public
- declaredStated with authority
- pronouncedSpoken aloud formally
- statedExpressed in words
communicated · articulated · delivered · expressed · voiced · uttered · broadcast · reported · publicized · revealed
disseminated
Spread widely abroad
- propagatedSpread or reproduced widely
- circulatedDistributed widely
- diffusedSpread widely around
distributed · transmitted · conveyed · dispersed · extended · radiated · broadcast · published · shared · communicated
legislated
Made into law
- ratifiedFormally approved, made official
- codifiedMade into systematic rules
- mandatedOfficially ordered or required
ordained · decreed · sanctioned · stipulated · authorized · established · instituted · formalized · prescribed · regulated
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