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Added 9 October 2026

divulge

/daɪˈvʌld͡ʒ/ verb

In Latin: divulgō Wiktionary

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about divulge at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

To make public or known; to communicate to the public; to tell (information, especially a secret) so that it may become generally known.
I will never divulge that secret to anyone.
To indicate publicly; to proclaim.

Origin

Inherited from Middle English divulgen, from Latin dīvulgō + -en (verb-forming suffix), from dī- (“widely”) + vulgō (“to make known, announce; to publish”).

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