divulge
/daɪˈvʌld͡ʒ/
divulge verb: to make public or known; to communicate to the public; to tell (information, especially a secret) so that it may become generally known.
Verb
divulge (third-person singular simple present divulges, present participle divulging, simple past and past participle divulged)
- 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.
- 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
- Synonyms:
- disclose
- To 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
divulge meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
divulge in Tamil
- பலரறியக் கூறு, வெளிப்படுத்து, பகிரங்கப்படுத்து, மறைச் செய்தி வெளியிடு
divulge in Urdu
- فاش کرنا, پھوڑنا
divulge in Bengali
- প্রকাশ করা, ফাঁস করা
divulge in Malayalam
- പുറത്തുപറയുക, വെളിവാക്കുക, രഹസ്യം പുറത്താക്കുക, വെളിപ്പെടുത്തുക
More languagesFewer languages
- divulge in Kannada
- ರಟ್ಟುಮಾಡು, ಬಯಲುಮಾಡು, ಹೊರಗೆಡವು, ಬಹಿರಂಗಪಡಿಸು
- divulge in Sanskrit
- विसर्जयति visarjayati
- divulge in Arabic
- أَفْشَى ʔafšā
Examples of divulge in a sentence
- To melt with the sight of a smile that divulges the words unspoken.
- I had more interest in math, science, and women", he divulged.
- I gathered that much from his mannerisms, although he himself won’t divulge a thing.
Synonyms of divulge
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Forms of divulge
| third-person singular present | divulges |
|---|---|
| present participle | divulging |
| past participle | divulged |
| past | divulged |
Origin of divulge
Inherited from Middle English divulgen, from Latin dīvulgō + -en (verb-forming suffix), from dī- (“widely”) + vulgō (“to make known, announce; to publish”).
Words formed from divulge
Words that rhyme with divulge
Questions about divulge
- What does divulge mean?
- Divulge means to make public or known; to communicate to the public; to tell (information, especially a secret) so that it may become generally known.
- What is divulge in Tamil?
- Divulge in Tamil is பலரறியக் கூறு, வெளிப்படுத்து, பகிரங்கப்படுத்து. See Divulge meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is divulge?
- Divulge is a verb.
- How do you pronounce divulge?
- Divulge is pronounced /daɪˈvʌld͡ʒ/.
- What is the past tense of divulge?
- The past tense of divulge is divulged.
Words near divulge in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: divulge (page history and authors); divulge (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); divulge (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Divulge (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); divulge (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); divulge (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); विसर्जयति (Sanskrit) (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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