promulgar
Spanish, verb/pɾomulˈɡaɾ/
promulgar is a Spanish verb meaning “to enact, to promulgate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Publicar una cosa solemnemente; hacerla saber a todos”.
What does promulgar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to enact, to promulgate
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Publicar una cosa solemnemente; hacerla saber a todos. 2. Hacer que una cosa se divulgue y propague mucho en el público. 3. Publicar formalmente una ley u otra disposición de la autoridad, a fin de que sea cumplida y hecha cumplir como obligatoria.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of promulgar
- promulgo first-person present singular
- promulgué first-person preterite singular
- promulgado participle past
- g-gu alternation
- promulgando gerund
- promulgada feminine participle past
- promulgados masculine participle past
- promulgadas feminine participle past
- promulgas indicative informal present
- promulgás indicative informal present
- promulga indicative present singular
- promulgamos first-person indicative plural
- promulgáis indicative plural present
- promulgan indicative plural present
- promulgaba first-person imperfect indicative
- promulgabas imperfect indicative second-person
- promulgábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- promulgabais imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce promulgar?
- /pɾomulˈɡaɾ/
- [pɾo.mulˈɣ̞aɾ]
- [pɾomulˈɣ̞aɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to promulgar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is promulgar in Spanish?
promulgar appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).