divulge

di·vulge

transitive verb \də-ˈvəlj, dī-\

di·vulgeddi·vulg·ing

Definition of DIVULGE

1

archaic : to make public : proclaim

2

: to make known (as a confidence or secret)

— di·vul·gence \-ˈvəl-jən(t)s\ noun

Examples of DIVULGE

1. The company will not divulge its sales figures.
2. <we tried to make him divulge the name of the winner, but he wouldn't budge>

Origin of DIVULGE

Middle English, from Latin divulgare, from dis- + vulgare to make known, from vulgus mob

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to DIVULGE

Synonyms

bare, disclose, discover, reveal, expose, let on (about), spill, tell, unbosom, uncloak, uncover, unmask, unveil

Antonyms

cloak, conceal, cover (up), enshroud, hide, mask, shroud, veil

Related Words

confide, share; debunk, show up; unclothe, undrape; advertise, announce, blaze, bring out, broadcast, declare, placard, post, proclaim, promulgate, publicize, publish, sound; betray, blab, give away, leak; inform, squeal, talk; communicate, impart, relate; acknowledge, admit, avow, concede, confess, own; disinter, rake up, smoke out, unearth

Near Antonyms

camouflage, disguise; gild, gloss (over), varnish, whitewash; becloud, bedim, befog, cloud, darken, eclipse, obscure, overcast, overshadow, shade

See Synonym Discussion at reveal

Rhymes with DIVULGE

indulge