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divulgate

/dɪˈvʌl.ɡeɪt/

divulgate verb: to divulge.

Verb

divulgate (third-person singular simple present divulgates, present participle divulgating, simple past and past participle divulgated)

  1. (obsolete) To divulge.
  2. (obsolete) To publish.
    • he did divulgate and disperse abroad among the king's subjects great numbers of books1563 March 30 (Gregorian calendar), John Foxe, Actes and Monuments of These Latter and Perillous Dayes, […], London: […] Iohn Day, […], →OCLC

Adjective

divulgate (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Published.
    • It was diuulgate through all Rome.1574, Edward Hellowes, The familiar epistles, translation of original by Anthony of Gueuara

divulgate meaning in Malayalam

divulgate in Malayalam

to divulgate, or disclose information previously held secret
ചോർത്തുക cōṟttuka

Forms of divulgate

third-person singular presentdivulgates
present participledivulgating
past participledivulgated
pastdivulgated

Origin of divulgate

The adjective is first attested circa 1440, in Middle English, the verb in 1530; inherited from Middle English divulgat(e) (“divulgated”, used participially), borrowed from Latin dīvulgātus, perfect passive participle of dīvulgāre, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Doublet of divulge.

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Words that rhyme with divulgate

Questions about divulgate

What does divulgate mean?
Divulgate means to divulge.
What is divulgate in Malayalam?
Divulgate in Malayalam is ചോർത്തുക (cōṟttuka). See Divulgate meaning in Malayalam.
What part of speech is divulgate?
Divulgate can be a verb or an adjective.
How do you pronounce divulgate?
Divulgate is pronounced /dɪˈvʌl.ɡeɪt/.
What is the past tense of divulgate?
The past tense of divulgate is divulgated.

Words near divulgate in the dictionary

  1. divoted
  2. divoting
  3. divots
  4. divs
  5. divs.
  6. divulgate
  7. divulgated
  8. divulgater
  9. divulgaters
  10. divulgates
  11. divulgating

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Adapted from Wiktionary: divulgate (page history and authors); ചോർത്തുക (Malayalam) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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