promulgare

to promulgate

verb proh-mool-GAH-reh Rare

Origin: Latin promulgare, to make public

Also means

to enact

Usage Note

Promulgare is a formal legal term used when an authority officially publishes or enacts a law or decree. The verb takes avere as its auxiliary: ha promulgato la legge means 'he/she promulgated the law'. It is rarely used in everyday speech — in casual contexts Italians say pubblicare or approvare.

Examples

"Il presidente ha promulgato la nuova legge."

Natural Translation

The president promulgated the new law.

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