Divulge (Verb)

Meaning

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"; "The newspaper uncovered the President's illegal dealings".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Examples

• The company refused to divulge the results of the top-secret project to the public until it was ready for launch.
• She chose not to divulge her exact salary to her colleagues, citing personal reasons.
• After years of investigation, the government finally decided to divulge the truth behind the infamous incident.
• Whistleblowers came forward to divulge information about the company's corrupt practices and illegal dealings.
• The scientist was finally allowed to divulge her groundbreaking research to the public after the patent was granted.

Synonyms

• Disclose
• Let On
• Break
• Reveal
• Give Away
• Uncover
• Bring Out
• Unwrap
• Let Out
• Expose
• Discover

Hypernyms

• Tell

Hyponyms

• Spring
• Muckrake
• Blab
• Reveal
• Spill The Beans
• Bewray
• Peach
• Babble Out
• Tattle
• Betray
• Let The Cat Out Of The Bag
• Blow
• Talk
• Babble
• Come Out Of The Closet
• Come Out
• Blackwash
• Confide
• Leak
• Blab Out
• Out

Related Words

• Divulgement (noun)
• Divulgence (noun)