to divulge
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6.2
- verb
- /dɪˈvʌldʒ/
:
divulgar
- Students were assured that their interview responses would not be divulged to their parents or teachers.
- divulge information
- divulge secrets
- refuse to divulge
What had been divulged by Criminal A?
- What had been divulged by Criminal A?
- You might not want to stand and divulge necessarily.
- However, I feel like you guys don't really divulge your relationships on the show.
- That is one of the coolest facts we have ever divulged on this show.
- Oh, I can't divulge that information, but it's always good.
- Have you ever talked about, you know, the, the, the criticism that could come for divulging secrets or speaking about whatever.
- And Tim, don't, don't take this as like, I'm being like, oh, if you're willing to divulge, a lot of people would be curious.
- And it transpired that some of the people that that we'd caught and spoke to, but then divulged that he'd left just before we'd arrived.
- And the two options are to divulge the information or just continue on with business as usual.
- I mean, yeah, he's divulging secrets to the Russians, so from the CIA during the Cold War.
- Even back then, I think they were getting a lot of financial support at the time and they didn't want to have to divulge that.
- It's it's so it really depends on the individual and their relationship with the information that they could potentially divulge.
- There is a woman named Epicaris, and she divulges part of the plan to this guy who's a naval commander, Volcius Procolis.
Examples
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We can't divulge that, sir.
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We're not allowed to divulge that information.
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I never have, nor will I ever divulge information outside of this organization to anyone.
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The solution is provided below, but do not divulge it at this point.
Academic text (2002) -
And the two options are to divulge the information or just continue on with business as usual.
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"Well, he knew that much," she went on, not ready to divulge this information to Jenny.
Fiction book (1990) -
I can't divulge any information on an open case.
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For security reasons, I cannot divulge the identity of the hijackers or who was onboard the plane.
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Even now, as more information is divulged, the web of suspicion spreads ever wider.
Academic text (1993) -
The lawyer is not allowed to divulge any confidential information about her clients.
Synonyms
∞
2.3
Show something that was hidden or secret
∞
3.6
To make news known quickly
342
4.1
Reveal hidden facts or bad actions to people
243
3.5
Reveal secret facts to the public
234
4.1
To tell people information that was secret
219
4.1
To tell secret information to the public without permission
164
4.5
To reveal secret information, often by mistake
114
3.4
Tell a secret on purpose or by accident
109
4.1
To make something known for the first time
92
4.1
To say the truth about something you kept secret
47
5.6
Say all private things about a person or event
32
3.7
Tell secret or private information to other people
20
3.7
To show facts that were hidden before
18
6.0
Tell a secret by accident before others know
12
6.3
To tell someone a secret that should be kept
8
3.7
Make secret information known to the public
5
5.6
Accidentally tell someone something you want to keep secret
5
5.1
To tell a secret that should be kept
2
5.5
To show something hidden so people can see it
1
5.5
To tell a secret by accident and spoil a surprise
1
7.9
To tell a secret carelessly or without meaning to
Antonyms
How Public
Surface Forms
Etymology
Divulge comes from old Latin parts dis- and vulgare, where vulgare is like the English word vulgar and means 'common' or 'the people'. So to divulge something is to 'make common', to spread a secret or private fact so many people know it, which is why it means to make information known.