Promulgate (verb)
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Promote or make widely known (an idea or cause)
C16: from Latin prōmulgāre to bring to public knowledge; probably related to provulgāre to publicize, from pro- 1+ vulgāre to make common, from vulgus the common people
Example sentences
“Conservatives seek to promulgate the idea that censorship is ok by accusing people of being perverse for defending book bannings.”
Wonky (adj) won-kee Not straight or balanced, off kilter. First recorded in 1915–20; perhaps variant of dialectal wanky, equivalent to wank(le) ( Middle English wankel, Old English wancol. (more…)
