divulge

di·vulge

verb \də-ˈvəlj, dī-\

di·vulgeddi·vulg·ing

Definition of DIVULGE

transitive verb

1

archaic : to make public : proclaim

2

: to make known (as a confidence or secret)

— di·vul·gence \-ˈvəl-jən(t)s\ noun

Examples of DIVULGE

1. The company will not divulge its sales figures.
2. <we tried to make him divulge the name of the winner, but he wouldn't budge>

Origin of DIVULGE

Middle English, from Latin divulgare, from dis- + vulgare to make known, from vulgus mob

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to DIVULGE

Synonyms: bare, disclose, discover, reveal, expose, let on (about), spill, tell, unbosom, uncloak, uncover, unmask, unveil

Antonyms: cloak, conceal, cover (up), enshroud, hide, mask, shroud, veil

Related Words: confide, share; debunk, show up; unclothe, undrape; advertise, announce, blaze, bring out, broadcast, declare, placard, post, proclaim, promulgate, publicize, publish, sound; betray, blab, give away, leak; inform, squeal, talk; communicate, impart, relate; acknowledge, admit, avow, concede, confess, own; disinter, rake up, smoke out, unearth

Near Antonyms: camouflage, disguise; gild, gloss (over), varnish, whitewash; becloud, bedim, befog, cloud, darken, eclipse, obscure, overcast, overshadow, shade

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Rhymes with DIVULGE

indulge