divulge

[dih-vuhlj, dahy-]

verb (used with object)

divulged, divulging 

1. to disclose or reveal (something private, secret, or previously unknown).

divulge

/ daɪˈvʌldʒ /

verb

1. (tr; may take a clause as object) to make known (something private or secret); disclose

Other Word Forms

• divulgement noun
• divulger noun
• nondivulging adjective
• undivulged adjective
• undivulging adjective
• divulgence noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of divulge¹

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English (from Anglo-French ), from Latin dīvulgāre, equivalent to dī- di- ² + vulgāre “to make general or common, to spread” ( vulg(us) “the masses” + -āre infinitive suffix)

Word History and Origins

Origin of divulge¹

C15: from Latin dīvulgāre, from _di- ² + vulgāre to spread among the people, from vulgus the common people

Synonym Study

See reveal.

Example Sentences

Not surprisingly, a perfect Sunday for Wareheim involves shopping for plants and perusing rock yards and quarries, though he won’t divulge exactly where.

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County Medical Examiner from divulging autopsy results and other details related to the girl’s death that would otherwise be public.

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None of the organisers would divulge the costs involved in the event, nor exactly how long the partnership was set to last.

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The sources were not authorised to divulge the contents of the draft statement.

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The House Oversight Committee requested Tuesday that the bank divulge certain records on Epstein, include information on more than 4,700 flagged SARs.

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Related Words

• admit 
• blab 
• communicate 
• disclose 
• give away 
• leak 
• publish 
• reveal 
• uncover