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divulge

Verb

IPA /daɪˈvʌldʒ/

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Meaning in plain English

To reveal information that was private or secret.

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Pronunciation

divulge/daɪˈvʌldʒ/

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Information is private
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To divulge a secret is to reveal information that was private.

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I promised not to divulge the location of the surprise party.
The researcher would not divulge the participants' names.

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divulge — To reveal information that was private or secret.

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To reveal information that was private or secret.

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Word origin

From Latin divulgare, related to publishing something widely among the people.

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Divulge commonly combines with details, information, secrets and names.

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