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Information divulged is typically secret, or known only to insiders, and it isn't usually shouted from the rooftops. But when divulge first entered English in the 15th century, it did so as a synonym of proclaim: divulging involved declaring or announcing something to the public, a duty of town criers from Lizard Point to Dunnet Head. The word’s source is Latin vulgare, “to make known,” which traces ultimately back to the Latin noun vulgus, meaning “common people” or “mob.” While nowadays divulge can presumably involve blabbing to the rabble, the word usually implies a more careful and considered approach to sharing sensitive information.
Examples of divulge in a Sentence
Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
DiZoglio even asked Attorney General Andrea Campbell last December to greenlight a lawsuit to force the House and Senate to comply with the effort to open up their finances and divulge details on internal proceedings, according to a letter obtained by the Herald.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
Terms of the deal have not been divulged.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Haltom divulged the casket’s backstory in the post, hoping its authenticity might entice a lover of all things macabre.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Divulge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/divulge. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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