divulge
[ dih-vuhlj, dahy- ]
/ dɪˈvʌldʒ, daɪ- /
verb (used with object), di·vulged, di·vulg·ing.
to disclose or reveal (something private, secret, or previously unknown).
Origin of divulge
1425–75; late Middle English (< Anglo-French) < Latin
dīvulgāre, equivalent to
dī-
di-2 +
vulgāre to make general or common, to spread (
vulg(us) the masses +
-āre infinitive suffix)
OTHER WORDS FROM divulge
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British Dictionary definitions for divulge
divulge
/ (daɪˈvʌldʒ) /
verb
(tr; may take a clause as object)
to make known (something private or secret); disclose
Derived forms of divulge
divulgence or divulgement, noun divulger, nounWord Origin for divulge
C15: from Latin
dīvulgāre, from
di- ² +
vulgāre to spread among the people, from
vulgus the common people