"let it be known" meaning in All languages combined

See let it be known on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: lets it be known [present, singular, third-person], letting it be known [participle, present], let it be known [participle, past], let it be known [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|<,,let>}} let it be known (third-person singular simple present lets it be known, present participle letting it be known, simple past and past participle let it be known)
  1. (formal) To ensure that others are aware, even if not telling them directly. Tags: formal
    Sense id: en-let_it_be_known-en-verb-pcgoYrF1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with placeholder "it", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1965 January 10, Lou Sullivan, Diary:",
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        "(formal) To ensure that others are aware, even if not telling them directly."
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