What is "divulge" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does divulge mean in English? Meaning of divulge definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "divulge" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "divulge": make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret

Verb

  • Meaning: make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
  • Example: 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 unwrap the evidence in the murder case
  • Synonyms: break bring out disclose discover divulge expose give away let on let out reveal unwrap
  • Hyponyms: babble babble out betray bewray blab blab out blackwash blow come out come out of the closet confide leak let the cat out of the bag muckrake out peach reveal sing spill the beans spring talk tattle
  • Hypernyms: tell
  • Pronunciation in US: /daɪˈvʌlʒ/, /dɪˈvʌlʒ/

    Pronunciation in UK: [daɪˈvʌɫdʒ], [daɪˈvʊɫdʒ]

    Synonyms:

    disclose, reveal, leak, communicate, give away, admit, publish, uncover, blab, exhibit, spill, spring, expose, discover, promulgate, declare, broadcast, tattle, mouth, betray, impart, gossip, proclaim, tell, blow the whistle, spill the beans, fess up, cough up, go public, let hair down, let slip, open up, own up, tip off,

    Antonyms:

    conceal, hide, withhold, suppress, protect, cover, keep, secrete,

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