different between apprise vs promulgate

English

Alternative forms

• apprize (archaic)

Etymology

From French appris, apprise, past participle of apprendre (“to teach”), from Latin apprehendere, present active infinitive of apprehend? (“grasp with the mind”), from ad- (“to”) +? prehend? (“take, seize”). Cognate to apprehend.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??p?a??z/
• Rhymes: -a?z

Verb

apprise (third-person singular simple present apprises, present participle apprising, simple past and past participle apprised)

1. (transitive) To notify, or to make aware; to inform.

Synonyms

• keep (someone) abreast, up to date/up-to-date; See also Thesaurus:inform

Translations

See also

• appraise

References

• “apprise”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

Anagrams

• sappier

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.p?iz/
• Rhymes: -iz

Adjective

apprise

1. feminine singular of appris

Verb

apprise

1. feminine singular of the past participle of apprendre

Anagrams

• papiers
• piperas
• repipas

English

Etymology

From Latin promulgatus, past participle of promulg? (“I make known, publish”), either from provulg? (“I make known, publish”), from pro (“forth”) + vulg? (“I publish”), or from mulge? (“I bring forth”, literally “I milk”). Compare promulge.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?p??ml?.?e?t/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?p??.m?l.?e?t/

Verb

promulgate (third-person singular simple present promulgates, present participle promulgating, simple past and past participle promulgated)

1. (transitive) To make known or public.
   • , scene ii, page 312, column 1:

     ’Tis yet to know, / Which when I know, that boa?ting is an Honour, / I ?hall promulgate. I fetch by life and being, / From Men of Royall Seige.

   Synonyms: declare, proclaim, publish

   Antonym: withhold

2. (transitive) To put into effect as a regulation.

   Synonyms: carry out, execute, implement, put into effect

   Antonym: abrogate

Synonyms

• (to make known or public): See also Thesaurus:announce

Derived terms

Related terms

• promulge

Translations

References

Further reading

• promulgate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• promulgate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• promulgate at OneLook Dictionary Search

Ido

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /promul??ate/

Verb

promulgate

1. adverbial present passive participle of promulgar

Italian

Verb

promulgate

1. inflection of promulgare:
   1. second-person plural present indicative
   2. second-person plural imperative
2. feminine plural of promulgato

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /pro?.mul??a?.te/, [p?o?m?????ä?t??]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /pro.mul??a.te/, [p??mul????t??]

Verb

pr?mulg?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of pr?mulg?