Awoke to this word in my mailbox. Sharing with my Pi Phi sisters who all promulgate virtue. ;) ------- Sep 11, 2014 A.Word.A.Day with Anu Garg *promulgate* PRONUNCIATION: (PROM-uhl-gayt, pro-MUHL-) MEANING: verb tr.: 1. To make a law, rule, etc. known by public declaration. 2. To make publicly known an idea, belief, etc. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin promulgare (to make known), from pro- (forward) + mulgere (to milk, to cause to come out). Earliest documented use: 1526. USAGE: In recent years the EPA [Environmental Protection Agency] has also promulgated rules limiting the release of mercury and other toxins from power plants. Appalachian Fall; The Economist (London, UK); Sep 28, 2013. A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: You may not be able to change the world, but at least you can embarrass the guilty. -Jessica Mitford, author, journalist, and civil rights activist (1917-1996)
Posted on: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 12:34:07 +0000
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