vt. 发布, 公布, 发表, 传播

[法] 颁布, 公告, 散播

Promulgate \Pro*mul"gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Promulgated}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Promulgating}.] [L. promulgatus, p. p. of
promulgare to promulgate; of unknown origin. Cf. {Promulge}.]
To make known by open declaration, as laws, decrees, or
tidings; to publish; as, to promulgate the secrets of a
council.

Syn: To publish; declare; proclaim. See {Announce}.

Announce \An*nounce"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Announced}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Announcing}.] [OF. anoncier, F. annoncer, fr. L.
annuntiare; ad + nuntiare to report, relate, nuntius
messenger, bearer of news. See {Nuncio}, and cf.
{Annunciate}.]
1. To give public notice, or first notice of; to make known;
to publish; to proclaim.

Her [Q. Elizabeth's] arrival was announced through
the country by a peal of cannon from the ramparts.
--Gilpin.

2. To pronounce; to declare by judicial sentence.

Publish laws, announce
Or life or death. --Prior.

Syn: To proclaim; publish; make known; herald; declare;
promulgate.

Usage: To {Publish}, {Announce}, {Proclaim}, {Promulgate}. We
{publish} what we give openly to the world, either by
oral communication or by means of the press; as, to
publish abroad the faults of our neighbors. We
{announce} what we declare by anticipation, or make
known for the first time; as, to {announce} the speedy
publication of a book; to {announce} the approach or
arrival of a distinguished personage. We {proclaim}
anything to which we give the widest publicity; as, to
{proclaim} the news of victory. We {promulgate} when
we proclaim more widely what has before been known by
some; as, to {promulgate} the gospel.


Announce \An*nounce"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Announced}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Announcing}.] [OF. anoncier, F. annoncer, fr. L.
annuntiare; ad + nuntiare to report, relate, nuntius
messenger, bearer of news. See {Nuncio}, and cf.
{Annunciate}.]
1. To give public notice, or first notice of; to make known;
to publish; to proclaim.

Her [Q. Elizabeth's] arrival was announced through
the country by a peal of cannon from the ramparts.
--Gilpin.

2. To pronounce; to declare by judicial sentence.

Publish laws, announce
Or life or death. --Prior.

Syn: To proclaim; publish; make known; herald; declare;
promulgate.

Usage: To {Publish}, {Announce}, {Proclaim}, {Promulgate}. We
{publish} what we give openly to the world, either by
oral communication or by means of the press; as, to
publish abroad the faults of our neighbors. We
{announce} what we declare by anticipation, or make
known for the first time; as, to {announce} the speedy
publication of a book; to {announce} the approach or
arrival of a distinguished personage. We {proclaim}
anything to which we give the widest publicity; as, to
{proclaim} the news of victory. We {promulgate} when
we proclaim more widely what has before been known by
some; as, to {promulgate} the gospel.