/ daɪˈvʌldʒ; NAmE / verb
divulge sth (to sb) ( formal ) to give sb information that is supposed to be secret
SYN reveal :
[ vn ]
Police refused to divulge the identity of the suspect.
[also v wh- ]
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (in the sense announce publicly ): from Latin divulgare , from di- widely + vulgare publish (from vulgus common people).