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divulged

divulged is the past participle of divulge.

Meaning of divulge

Verb

divulge (third-person singular simple present divulges, present participle divulging, simple past and past participle 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.
    Synonyms:
    disclose
  2. (transitive) 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

Words formed from divulged

Questions about divulged

What is divulged the past participle of?
Divulged is the past participle of divulge.

Words near divulged in the dictionary

  1. divulgator
  2. divulgators
  3. divulgatory
  4. divulge
  5. divulgeable
  6. divulged
  7. divulgement
  8. divulgements
  9. divulgence
  10. divulgences
  11. divulger

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