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Formulate vs Promulgate - What's the difference?

formulate | promulgate |

In lang=en terms the difference between formulate and promulgate

is that formulate is to reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression while promulgate is to put into effect as a regulation.

As verbs the difference between formulate and promulgate

is that formulate is to reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression while promulgate is to make known or public.

formulate

English

(Webster 1913)

Verb

  • To reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression.
  • *
  • Another source of evidence supporting the conclusion that children learn language by formulating a set of rules comes from the errors'' that they produce. A case in point are overgeneralized past tense forms like ''comed'', ''goed'', ''seed'', ''buyed'', ''bringed , etc. frequently used by young children. [...]

    promulgate

    English

    Verb

    (promulgat)
  • To make known or public.
  • To put into effect as a regulation.
  • See also

    * publish * declare * proclaim

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