Meaning

(transitive) To make public or known; to communicate to the public; to tell (information, especially a secret) so that it may become generally known..

Definitions by Sense

1. (transitive) To make public or known; to communicate to the public; to tell (information, especially a secret) so that it may become generally known.
2. (transitive) To indicate publicly; to proclaim.

Example Sentences

I will never divulge that secret to anyone.

In an interview with The Economist last year, he insisted his attack on the CPP had nothing to do with his views on global warming, which he would not divulge.

Here then is a letter from a young man whose name I must not reveal, but whom I will designate as D. F., and whose address I must not divulge, but will simply indicate as Q. Street, West.

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

Word Forms

• divulges
• divulging
• divulged

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When Should You Use Divulge?

Use divulge when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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