知(し)らしめる

しらしめる
verb (ichidan)
to make known; to make widely known
他動詞 transitiveformalcommunication
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present知(し)らしめる知(し)らしめない
Present polite知(し)らしめます知(し)らしめません
Past知(し)らしめた知(し)らしめなかった
Past polite知(し)らしめました知(し)らしめませんでした
て form知(し)らしめて知(し)らしめなくて
ている present知(し)らしめている知(し)らしめていない
ている polite知(し)らしめています知(し)らしめていません
ている past知(し)らしめていた知(し)らしめていなかった
ている past polite知(し)らしめていました知(し)らしめていませんでした
Conditional ば知(し)らしめれば知(し)らしめなければ
Conditional たら知(し)らしめたら知(し)らしめなかったら
Volitional知(し)らしめよう—
Volitional polite知(し)らしめましょう—
Potential知(し)らしめられる知(し)らしめられない
Passive知(し)らしめられる知(し)らしめられない
Causative知(し)らしめさせる知(し)らしめさせない
Imperative知(し)らしめろ知(し)らしめるな
1. to make known; to inform; to make widely known
To cause something to become known to many people. A formal, somewhat literary verb often used in declarations, announcements, or when describing how a person or thing gained recognition.
He made his name known to the world.
This incident made society aware of the importance of journalism.
Her performance at the Olympics ended up making her abilities known to the world.

An archaic-flavored causative form of 知(し)る (to know), originally derived from classical Japanese. Carries a formal, declarative tone — common in news articles, biographies, and rhetorical writing, but rare in casual speech.

Transitivity

Transitive (takes を). Often takes a target with に: 〜を〜に知(し)らしめる (to make A known to B).

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 知(し)らせる: to inform, to notify — everyday word, much more common
  • 広(ひろ)める: to spread, to popularize — emphasizes the spreading rather than the awareness
  • 周知(しゅうち)させる: to make widely known — formal/administrative