Complete Definition of "divulge"

English

Etymology
Latin divulgare, from di- 'widely' + vulgare 'publish'.

Transitive verb
rfc-trverb|Transitive verb
divulge

  1. To make public; to several or communicate to the public; to tell (a secret) so that it may become generally known; to disclose; -- said of that which had been confided as a secret, or had been before unknown; as, to divulge a secret.

#*Divulge not such a love as mine. -Cowper.

  1. To indicate publicly; to proclaim.

#*God . . . marks The just man, and divulges him through heaven. --Milton.

Synonyms
bring out, uncover, disclose, discover, expose, give away, impart, let on, let out, reveal

Translations
trans-top|To make public
Finnish: paljastaa, saattaa julkisuuteen
German: verbreiten
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|To indicate publicly; to proclaim
German: bekanntgeben
trans-mid
trans-bottom

;to be checked
ttbc|Spanish: propalar

Derived terms
divulgation (required page creation).

Webster

fr:divulge
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