Divulge definition and meaning
Divulge definition: If you divulge a piece of secret or private information, you tell it to someone. | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples
divulge
(
dɪv
ʌ
ldʒ
)
Word forms:
divulges
,
divulging
,
divulged
transitive verb
divulge
a piece of secret or private information, you tell it to someone.
[
formal
]
Officials refuse to divulge details of the negotiations.
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divulge
in American English
(
dəˈvʌldʒ
)
verb transitive
Word forms:
diˈvulged
or
diˈvulging
reveal
SIMILAR WORDS:
reˈveal
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ME
divulgen
< L
divulgare
<
di-
(<
dis-
), apart +
vulgare
, to make public <
vulgus
, the common people: see
vulgar
divulge
in British English
(
daɪˈvʌldʒ
)
verb
(
tr; may take a clause as object
)
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divulgence
(
diˈvulgence
)
or
divulgement
(
diˈvulgement
)
noun
divulger
(
diˈvulger
)
noun
C15: from Latin
dīvulgāre,
from
di-
2
+
vulgāre
to spread among the people, from
vulgus
the common people