Definitions for: Divulge


[v] make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her"



Webster (1913) Definition: Di*vulge", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Divulged; p. pr. &
vb. n. Divulging.] [F. divulguer, L. divulgare; di- = dis-
+ vulgare to spread among the people, from vulgus the common
people. See Vulgar.]
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.

2. To indicate publicly; to proclaim. [R.]

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

3. To impart; to communicate.

Which would not be

To them [animals] made common and divulged.
--Milton.

Syn: To publish; disclose; discover; uncover; reveal;
communicate; impart; tell.


Di*vulge", v. i.
To become publicly known. [R.] ``To keep it from divulging.''
--Shak.

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

See Also: babble, babble out, betray, bewray, blab, blab out, blackwash, blow, come out, come out of the closet, confide, get around, get out, leak, muckrake, out, peach, sing, spring, talk, tattle, tell

Try our:
Scrabble Word Finder

Scrabble Cheat

Words With Friends Cheat

Hanging With Friends Cheat

Scramble With Friends Cheat

Ruzzle Cheat



Related Resources:
this site
animlas that start with v