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divulge

noun

  1. the act of divulging or publishing abroad
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verb

  1. to make known (something, such as a confidence or secret)
  2. to make public : proclaim
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /daɪˈvʌld͡ʒ/ / /dɪˈvʌld͡ʒ/

verb

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

  1. 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.

    In an interview with The Economist last year, he insisted his attack on the CPP had nothing to do with his views on global warming, which he would not divulge.

  2. To indicate publicly; to proclaim.

    God... marks The just man, and divulges him through heaven.