n.
Pronunciation: d ə - ' v ə lj, d ī -
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: di · vulged ; di · vulg · ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin divulgare, from dis- + vulgare to make known, from vulgus mob
Date: 15th century
1 archaic : to make public : PROCLAIM
2 : to make known (as a confidence or secret)
synonyms see REVEAL
– di · vul · gence \ - ' v ə l-j ə n(t)s \ noun