tr.v., -vulged, -vulg·ing, -vulg·es.

1. To make known (something private or secret).
2. Archaic. To proclaim publicly.

[Middle English divulgen, from Old French divulguer, from Latin dīvulgāre, to publish : dī-, dis-, among; see dis– + vulgāre, to spread among the multitude (from vulgus, common people).]

divulgence di·vul'gence n.
divulger di·vulg'er n.

verb

To disclose in a breach of confidence: betray, blab, expose, give away, let out, reveal, tell, uncover, unveil. Informal spill. Archaic discover. Idioms: let slip, let the cat out of the bag, spill the beans, tell all. See show/hide.

v

Definition: make known; confess
Antonyms: conceal, hide, keep, secrete

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IN BRIEF: To tell a secret.

Even after much pleading, she would not divulge the story behind the scar on her face.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - afsløre

Nederlands (Dutch)
onthullen, verklappen

Français (French)
v. tr. - divulguer, révéler

Deutsch (German)
v. - enthüllen, offenbaren

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αποκαλύπτω, φανερώνω

Italiano (Italian)
divulgare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - divulgar

Русский (Russian)
разглашать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - divulgar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - avslöja, yppa

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
泄露, 暴露

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 洩露, 暴露

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - (비밀을) 폭로하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 漏らす, 公表する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يفشي وبخاصه سرا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮גילה‬

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