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divulge

di·vulge

UK/daɪˈvʌld͡ʒ/ US/dɪˈvʌld͡ʒ/ uncommon

verb

1.

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”
  • “;”

Origin

Inherited from Middle English divulgen, from Latin dīvulgō + -en (verb-forming suffix), from dī- (“widely”) + vulgō (“to make known, announce; to publish”).

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