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divulge (v.)

mid-15c., divulgen, "make public, send or scatter abroad" (now obsolete in this general sense), from Latin divulgare "publish, make common," from assimilated form of dis- "apart" (see dis-) + vulgare "make common property," from vulgus "common people" (see vulgar). Sense of "to tell or make known something formerly private or secret" is from c. 1600. Related: Divulged; divulging.

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Definitions of divulge from WordNet

divulge (v.)
make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret;
Synonyms: unwrap / disclose / let on / bring out / reveal / discover / expose / break / give away / let out / uncover
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