Definitions for divulge
dɪˈvʌldʒ, daɪ-di·vulge

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. unwrap, disclose, let on, bring out, reveal, discover, expose, divulge, break, give away, let outverb

   make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret

   "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her"; "unwrap the evidence in the murder case"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. divulgeverb

   To make public; to several or communicate to the public; to tell (a secret) so that it may become generally known; to disclose; -- said of that which had been confided as a secret, or had been before unknown; as, to divulge a secret.

2. divulgeverb

   To indicate publicly; to proclaim.

3. Etymology: divulgare, from di- + vulgare.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To DIVULGEverb

   Etymology: divulgo, Latin.

   1. To publish; to make publick; to reveal to the world.

   Men are better contented to have their commendations suppressed than the contrary much divulged. Richard Hooker, Dedicat.

   I will pluck the veil of modesty from the so seeming mistress Page, and divulge Page himself for a secure and wilful Acteon. William Shakespeare, Merry Wives of Windsor.

   These answers in the silent night receiv’d,
   The king himself divulg’d, the land believ’d. John Dryden, Æn.

   You are deprived of the right over your own sentiments, of the privilege of every human creature, to divulge or conceal them. Alexander Pope.

   The cabinets of the sick, and the closets of the dead, have been ransacked to publish our private letters, and divulge to all mankind the most secret sentiments of friendship. Alexander Pope.

   2. To proclaim.

   This is true glory and renown, when God
   Looking on th’ earth, with approbation, marks
   The just man, and divulges him through heav’n
   To all his angels, who with true applause
   Recount his praises. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. iii.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. divulge

   Divulge refers to the act of revealing or making known information or facts that were previously confidential or private. It involves sharing something secret or private, particularly in regards to personal or sensitive information.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Divulgeverb

   to make public; to several or communicate to the public; to tell (a secret) so that it may become generally known; to disclose; -- said of that which had been confided as a secret, or had been before unknown; as, to divulge a secret

2. Divulgeverb

   to indicate publicly; to proclaim

3. Divulgeverb

   to impart; to communicate

4. Divulgeverb

   to become publicly known

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Divulge

   di-vulj′, v.t. to spread abroad among the vulgar or the people: to make public: to reveal.—v.t. Divul′gate, to publish.—n. Divulgā′tion. [Fr.,—L. divulgāre—dis, among, vulgāre, vulgus, the common people. See Folk.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of divulge in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of divulge in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of divulge in a Sentence

1. Adrienne Elrod:

   I certainly don't remember that conversation that way, ican certainly assure you that Iwould have come forward ... Idon't want to get into private discussions that Ihad with our surrogates on the campaign, and, by the way, Idid run the full surrogate operations, so Ihad a lot of conversations with a lot of celebrities, a lot of elected officials, a lot of high wattage influencers every single day. I'm certainly not going to divulge those conversations on air, but Ialso don't recall every single minute of every conversation that I had.

2. Cornelius Clark:

   I can only tell you so much, and that's not one of the things I can divulge.

3. Assassins creed rogue Shay patric Cormac:

   Uphold the principles of our order and all that for which we stand, never share our secrets nor divulge the true nature of our work. Do so, until death - whatever the cost. This is my new creed. I am Shay Patrick Cormac, Templar of the Colonial... of the American rite. I am an older man now, and perhaps wiser. A war and a revolution have ended, and another is about to begin. May the father of understanding guide us all.

4. Ben Carson:

   I don't think it's useful to divulge that because they would be certainly unhappy if I did.

5. Kevin Cramer:

   What's really been emphasized back home is that for many, many North Dakotans... the privacy is more important than the issue, and really out of respect for them, I just feel like, you know, we don't divulge medical information.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=divulge
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Divulge
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=divulge
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/divulge
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=divulge