divulge
to disclose or reveal (something private, secret, or previously unknown).
Origin of divulge
1synonym study For divulge
Other words from divulge
- di·vulge·ment, noun
- di·vulg·er, noun
- non·di·vulg·ing, adjective
- un·di·vulged, adjective
- un·di·vulg·ing, adjective
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How to use divulge in a sentence
He also believes in aliens, which he divulged on the Discovery Channel special Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking.
The Other Side of Stephen Hawking: Strippers, Aliens, and Disturbing Abuse Claims | Marlow Stern | November 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSchwend denied any current counterfeiting activity, but divulged his wartime role to the Peruvians.
Authorities have not divulged whether the alleged target of the shootings was among the wounded.
19 of Us Were Shot on Mother’s Day, But New Orleans Dropped the Attempted Murder Charges | Mark Hertsgaard | May 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“For 10 days prior to the Versace show, I just drank juice—carrot, ginger, pineapple—to cleanse,” she divulged.
Rihanna’s New Music Video Was Banned After Only 10 Minutes; Tamara Mellon Spills on Jimmy Choo | The Fashion Beast Team | October 4, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTSeveral divulged that they possessed classified information.
On Polygraph Tests, Would-Be Border Patrol Agents Confess to Crimes | Andrew Becker | April 4, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Without pausing he flung open a door that divulged a shop, with a bench and tools.
A Hoosier Chronicle | Meredith NicholsonNevertheless, schoolboy honour stood firm, and the name of the culprit was not divulged.
This despatch is confidential, and the direction of the route is, on no account, to be divulged.
Under Wellington's Command | G. A. HentyAnd one of these fanatics was the turtle-egg seller, with special hopes in mind which for the present cannot be divulged.
Cursed | George Allan EnglandFor those purposes a treasonable book against the King's right to the Crown was 'divulged.'
Sir Walter Ralegh | William Stebbing
British Dictionary definitions for divulge
/ (daɪˈvʌldʒ) /
(tr; may take a clause as object) to make known (something private or secret); disclose
Origin of divulge
1Derived forms of divulge
- divulgence or divulgement, noun
- divulger, noun
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