US /daɪˈvʌldʒ/ UK /daɪˈvʌldʒ/
verb

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

    to make known or reveal a secret or private information

    He refused to divulge the name of his confidential source.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 verb · to make known or reveal a... discloserevealbetrayimpartexposeunveil
Word family
Derived forms divulgencedivulgementdivulger
Related forms vulgardivulgatevulgarize

Etymology

From Latin divulgare ('to publish, make common'), from dis- ('apart, widely') + vulgare ('to make common'), from vulgus ('the common people').

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