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

Word Frequency


divulge


(


dɪv

ʌ

ldʒ



)

Word forms:


divulges


,


divulging


,


divulged


transitive verb

If you

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

Word Frequency


divulge


in American English


(


dəˈvʌldʒ



)


verb transitive

Word forms:


diˈvulged


or


diˈvulging

to make known; disclose;

reveal


SIMILAR WORDS:


reˈveal

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Word origin

ME

divulgen

< L

divulgare

<

di-

(<

dis-

), apart +

vulgare

, to make public <

vulgus

, the common people: see

vulgar

Word Frequency


divulge


in British English


(


daɪˈvʌldʒ



)


verb



(

tr; may take a clause as object

)

to make known (something

private

or

secret

);

disclose

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Derived forms



divulgence


(

diˈvulgence

)


or


divulgement


(

diˈvulgement

)


noun



divulger


(

diˈvulger

)


noun

Word origin

C15: from Latin

dīvulgāre,

from

di-


2

+

vulgāre

to spread among the people, from

vulgus

the common people

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