divulge
divulge
Definition
di·vulge (də vulj′)
transitive verb -·vulged′, -·vulg′·ing
to make known; disclose; reveal
Etymology: ME divulgen < L divulgare < di- (< dis-), apart + vulgare, to make public < vulgus, the common people: see vulgar
divulge
Synonyms
divulge
Usage Examples
Object
- secret: You do NOT have the rights to divulge the secret to any third party or sell on / make copies of the PDF.
- password: Should they divulge the password to anyone else, they will be accountable for the use of their account by that person.
- information: In several cases, parents were anxious not to divulge too much information in an attempt to protect their children.
- detail: Now sounding like a proper lunatic Barbara began to divulge the details of her paranoia.
- identity: He had to divulge the identity of the car dealer.
- anything: They assumed that he'd been advised by Big Brother not to divulge anything.
Noun phrase with adjective complement
- such: In some places, you may be asked to divulge personal information such as an email address.
Adjective complement
- little: Remarkably, Hope's comrades who made terms with the government after arrest divulged very little of his leading role in the Emmet conspiracy.
Modifying Another Word
- never: Pointer #3 - Never divulge your entire being on a first date.
- otherwise: I will not sell, or otherwise divulge, your email address to anyone.
- not: No, we do not divulge any Customer's details to any third parties.
- n't: The DVLA wo n't divulge who the current owner of this vehicle is.
- only: The prices are not a closly guarded secret only divulged at the end, on receipt of the bill.
- also: As well as being highly informative on its intended subject, this book also divulges a great deal about the writer's contemporary society.
Used with why or when
- who: The DVLA won't divulge who the current owner of this vehicle is.
- what: Whilst we will not divulge what we know about the spammers ' techniques, we can help you to make your decision.
- where: Western Union declined - for reasons of data protection - to divulge where exactly the money was collected.
- when: The University is not required to divulge when and whether documents have been withheld.
Preposition: without
- consent: This information will not be divulged without the consent of the parties involved.
