divulge

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divulge

  • /daɪˈvʌld͡ʒ/
  • /dɪˈvʌld͡ʒ/

Rhymes with -ʌldʒ

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

verb divulges · divulging · divulged

  1. transitive 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.
  2. transitive To indicate publicly; to proclaim. God... marks The just man, and divulges him through heaven.

Similar: bewray, bring out, uncover, disclose, discover, expose, give away, impart, let on, let out, reveal, bring to light

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