Thesaurus: divulge

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1. v. t. 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. v. t. To indicate publicly; to proclaim.
3. v. t. To impart; to communicate.
4. v. i. To become publicly known.
5. 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
6. 1. 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. Divulge not such a love as mine. Cowper. 2. To indicate publicly; to proclaim. [R.] God . . . marks The just man, and divulges him through heaven. Milton. 3. To impart; to communicate. Which would not be To them [animals] made common and divulged. Milton. Syn. -- To publish; disclose; discover; uncover; reveal; communicate; impart; tell. To become publicly known. [R.] "To keep it from divulging." Shak.
7. To become publicly known. [R.] "To keep it from divulging."Shak.
8. v:100 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