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divulge(dictionary)

divulge (iou)



divulge verb. LME.
[Latin divulgare, formed as DIS- 1 + vulgare publish, propagate, from vulgus common people.]
verb trans. Make publicly known; publish (a statement, book, etc.). LME-L18.
b. Make a public announcement about (a person). L16-L17.
Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor I will..divulge Page himself for a secure and wilful Act?on.
verb trans. Declare or tell openly (something private or secret); disclose, reveal. E17.
M. Lavin Plans which..he would shortly have to divulge to the family. G. Swift Freddie..was a great blabber-mouth and divulged everything.
verb intrans. Become publicly known. rare. E17.
verb trans. Make common, impart generally. rare (Milton). Only in M17.
divulgement noun (a) rare something that is divulged; (b) divulgence: M17.
divulgence noun the action of divulging, disclosure M19.
divulger noun E17.