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divulge
[ dih-vuhlj, dahy- ]
/ dÉŖĖvŹldŹ, daÉŖ- /
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verb (used with object), diĀ·vulged, diĀ·vulgĀ·ing.
to disclose or reveal (something private, secret, or previously unknown).
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Origin of divulge
First recorded in 1425ā75; late Middle English (from Anglo-French ), from Latin dÄ«vulgÄre, equivalent to dÄ«-di-2 + vulgÄre āto make general or common, to spreadā (vulg(us) āthe massesā + -Äre infinitive suffix)
synonym study for divulge
See reveal.
OTHER WORDS FROM divulge
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divorcƩe, divorcement, divorce mill, divot, divulgate, divulge, divulgence, divulse, divulsion, divvy, Diwali
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How to use divulge in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for divulge
divulge
/ (daÉŖĖvŹldŹ) /
verb
(tr; may take a clause as object) to make known (something private or secret); disclose
Derived forms of divulge
divulgence or divulgement, noundivulger, nounWord Origin for divulge
C15: from Latin dÄ«vulgÄre, from di- ² + vulgÄre to spread among the people, from vulgus the common people
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