Dictionary

divulge en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /daɪˈvʌld͡ʒ/
• /dɪˈvʌld͡ʒ/
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Etymology

Inherited from Middle English divulgen, from Latin dīvulgō + -en (verb-forming suffix), from dī- (“widely”) + vulgō (“to make known, announce; to publish”).

Meanings

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.
   • 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:
   • Here then is a letter from a young man whose name I must not reveal, but whom I will designate as D. F., and whose address I must not divulge, but will simply indicate as Q. Street, West. 1910, Stephen Leacock, “How to Avoid Getting Married”, in Literary Lapses:
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:

Forms

Antonyms

withhold · cover up

Deriveds

divulgeable · undivulged · undivulging · divulger

Hypernyms

announce · inform

Hyponyms

rat out · confess · give away

Relateds

divulgence · divulgation · divulgement

Synonyms

uncover · bewray · disclose · impart · bring out · give away · expose · discover · spill one's guts · let on · spill the beans · make known · let the cat out of the bag · bring to light · out · let out · tell · reveal · divulge · disclose

Translations (58)

hu elárul (to make public) · es propalar (to make public) · el κοινολογώ (to make public) · sv kungöra (to indicate publicly; to proclaim) · fi ilmoittaa (to indicate publicly; to proclaim) · fi julkistaa (to make public) · tr ifşa etmek (to indicate publicly; to proclaim) · uk розголошувати (to make public) · de bekannt machen (to indicate publicly; to proclaim) · hu kifecseg (to make public) · ca divulgar (to make public) · de preisgeben (to make public) · es divulgar (to make public) · ru разглаша́ть (to make public) · de bekannt geben (to indicate publicly; to proclaim) · bg разкривам (to indicate publicly; to proclaim) · hu elhíresztel (to make public) · de ausplaudern (to indicate publicly; to proclaim) · pl rozgłaszać (to indicate publicly; to proclaim) · la divulgō (to make public) · mi whakakakau (to make public) · oc divulgar (to make public) · tr açığa vurmak (to indicate publicly; to proclaim) · fi julistaa (to indicate publicly; to proclaim) · mi tuwhiri (to make public) · de verraten (to make public) · fr divulguer (to make public) · sv offentliggöra (to make public) · de verbreiten (to make public) · mi puaki (to make public) · da offentliggøre (to make public) · hu közzétesz (to make public) · sv förmedla (to make public) · ro denunța (to make public) · bg разгласявам (to make public) · pl ujawnić (to make public) · it divulgare (to make public) · fi saattaa julkisuuteen (to make public) · pt divulgar (to make public) · el αποκαλύπτω (to make public) · ca divulgar (to indicate publicly; to proclaim) · fi paljastaa (to make public) · fr ébruiter (to make public) · ru оглаша́ть (to indicate publicly; to proclaim) · cy datguddio (to indicate publicly; to proclaim) · sv avslöja (to indicate publicly; to proclaim) · tr yaymak (to make public) · ar أَفْشَى (to make public) · gl divulgar (to make public) · ota كشف ایتمك (to make public) · mi paki (to indicate publicly; to proclaim) · cy datguddio (to make public) · mi tauākī (to make public) · ro divulga (to make public) · it divulgare (to indicate publicly; to proclaim) · de bekannt machen (to make public) · el αποκαλύπτω (to indicate publicly; to proclaim) · fr rendre public (to make public)