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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

v.

disclose, impart, confess; see admit 2, reveal 1. See syn. study at reveal.

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.

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