divulge

D2I1V4U1L1G2E1
/daɪˈvʌld͡ʒ//dɪˈvʌld͡ʒ/

verb

To make public or known; to communicate to the public; to tell (information, especially a secret) so that it may become generally known.

“I will never divulge that secret to anyone.”

Less commonScrabble 12

Meanings

verbdivulge (third-person singular simple present divulges, present participle divulging, simple past and past participle divulged)

present singular third person divulges · participle present divulging · participle past divulged · past divulged

  1. transitiveTo make public or known; to communicate to the public; to tell (information, especially a secret) so that it may become generally known.

    I will never divulge that secret to anyone.

    2 more examples

    In an interview with The Economist last year, he insisted his attack on the CPP had nothing to do with his views on global warming, which he would not divulge.

    2016 December 8, “The president-elect's EPA head may not believe in climate change”, in The Economist

    Here then is a letter from a young man whose name I must not reveal, but whom I will designate as D. F., and whose address I must not divulge, but will simply indicate as Q. Street, West.

    1910, Stephen Leacock, “How to Avoid Getting Married”, in Literary Lapses

    Synonyms: disclose

  2. transitiveTo indicate publicly; to proclaim.

    God... marks The just man, and divulges him through heaven.

    1671, John Milton, “The Third Book”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo make public or known; to communicate to the public; to tell (information, especially a secret) so that it may become generally known.

Similar

More synonyms by meaning

verbmake known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret

Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latindīvulgō
  2. Middle Englishdivulgen
  3. Englishdivulge

Inherited from Middle English divulgen, from Latin dīvulgō + -en (verb-forming suffix), from dī- (“widely”) + vulgō (“to make known, announce; to publish”).

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Translations

Arabic أَفْشَى
  • أَفْشَى (ʔafšā)to make public
Bulgarian разгласявам, разкривам
  • разгласявам (razglasjavam)to make public
  • разкривам (razkrivam)to indicate publicly; to proclaim
Catalan divulgar, divulgar
  • divulgarto make public
  • divulgarto indicate publicly; to proclaim
Danish offentliggøre
  • offentliggøreto make public
Finnish paljastaa, saattaa julkisuuteen
  • paljastaato make public
  • saattaa julkisuuteento make public
  • julkistaato make public
  • ilmoittaato indicate publicly; to proclaim
  • julistaato indicate publicly; to proclaim
French divulguer, rendre public
  • divulguerto make public
  • rendre publicto make public
  • ébruiterto make public
German verbreiten, bekannt machen
  • verbreitento make public
  • bekannt machento make public
  • preisgebento make public
  • verratento make public
  • ausplaudernto indicate publicly; to proclaim
  • bekannt machento indicate publicly; to proclaim
  • bekannt gebento indicate publicly; to proclaim
Greek αποκαλύπτω, κοινολογώ
  • αποκαλύπτω (apokalýpto)to make public
  • κοινολογώ (koinologó)to make public
  • αποκαλύπτω (apokalýpto)to indicate publicly; to proclaim
Hungarian közzétesz, elárul
  • közzéteszto make public
  • elárulto make public
  • kifecsegto make public
  • elhíresztelto make public
Italian divulgare, divulgare
  • divulgareto make public
  • divulgareto indicate publicly; to proclaim
Latin divulgō
  • divulgōto make public
Māori puaki, whakakakau
  • puakito make public
  • whakakakauto make public
  • tuwhirito make public
  • tauākīto make public
  • pakito indicate publicly; to proclaim
Polish ujawnić, rozgłaszać
  • ujawnićto make public
  • rozgłaszaćto indicate publicly; to proclaim
Portuguese divulgar
  • divulgarto make public
Romanian divulga, denunța
  • divulgato make public
  • denunțato make public
Russian разглаша́ть, оглаша́ть
  • разглаша́ть (razglašátʹ)to make public
  • оглаша́ть (oglašátʹ)to indicate publicly; to proclaim
Spanish divulgar, propalar
  • divulgarto make public
  • propalarto make public
Swedish offentliggöra, förmedla
  • offentliggörato make public
  • förmedlato make public
  • avslöjato indicate publicly; to proclaim
  • kungörato indicate publicly; to proclaim
Turkish yaymak, açığa vurmak
  • yaymakto make public
  • açığa vurmakto indicate publicly; to proclaim
  • ifşa etmekto indicate publicly; to proclaim
Ukrainian розголошувати
  • розголошувати (rozhološuvaty)to make public
Welsh datguddio, datguddio
  • datguddioto make public
  • datguddioto indicate publicly; to proclaim

Rhymes & wordplay

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