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divulged

[dih-vuhlj, dahy-] Origin

di·vulge

[dih-vuhlj, dahy-]
verb (used with object), -vulged, -vulg·ing.
to disclose or reveal (something private, secret, or previously unknown).

Origin:
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)

di·vulge·ment, noun
di·vulg·er, noun
non·di·vulg·ing, adjective
un·di·vulged, adjective
un·di·vulg·ing, adjective


See reveal.

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Word Origin & History

divulge
mid-15c., from L. divulgare "publish, make common," from dis- "apart" + vulgare "make common property," from vulgus "common people" (see vulgar). Related: Divulged; divulging.
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