divulge
[ dih-vuhlj, dahy- ]
/ dɪˈvʌldʒ, daɪ- /
verb (used with object), di·vulged, di·vulg·ing.
to disclose or reveal (something private, secret, or previously unknown).
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Nearby words
divorcement, divorcé, divorcée, divot, divulgate, divulge, divulgence, divulse, divulsion, divulsor, divvy
Origin of divulge
1425–75; late Middle English (< Anglo-French) < Latin dīvulgāre, equivalent to dī- di-2 + vulgāre to make general or common, to spread (vulg(us) the masses + -āre infinitive suffix)
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divulge
/ (daɪˈvʌldʒ) /
verb
(tr; may take a clause as object) to make known (something private or secret); disclose
Derived Forms
divulgence or divulgement, noundivulger, nounWord Origin for divulge
C15: from Latin dīvulgāre, from di- ² + vulgāre to spread among the people, from vulgus the common people
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