English Dictionary
Definition of “divulge”
divulge (daɪˈvʌldʒ
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Definitions
verb
- (tr; may take a clause as object) to make known (something private or secret); disclose
Alternative Forms
diˈvulgence diˈvulgement noun diˈvulger noun Word Origin
C15: from Latin dīvulgāre, from di-² + vulgāre to spread among the people, from vulgus the common people
Synonyms
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make known
tell,
reveal,
publish,
declare,
expose,
leak,
confess,
exhibit,
communicate,
spill,
disclose,
proclaim,
betray,
uncover,
impart,
promulgate,
let slip,
blow wide open get off your chest
cough,
out,
spill your guts about
Usage examples
My sister would divulge nothing of its content to either myself or my nephew.
Meek, M R D, In Remembrance of Rose (1986)Although Bose refuses to divulge the figures, Lazard India's figure could not have been more than Rs 300 crore.
Business Today (1999)Klymkiw said it is not the broadcaster's policy to divulge financial figures.
canada.com (2005)Many parents ' fears are growing as Tony Blair refuses to divulge if his baby son Leo has been given the triple jab.
Sun, News of the World (2002)But he refused to swear another committing him never to divulge the secrets of his interrogation.
Hebblethwaite, Peter, Paul VI - The First Modern Pope (1993)
