Divulge Meaning
/daɪˈvʌld͡ʒ/Definition, CEFR level C2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo make public or known; to communicate to the public; to tell (information, especially a secret) so that it may become generally known.
verbTo indicate publicly; to proclaim.
Sentence Examples
You are under no obligation to divulge that information.
He didn't divulge the information, not even under pain of torture.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The spy refused to ____ the secret plans to the enemy.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
You are under no obligation to ____ that information.
Word Origin & History
Inherited from Middle English divulgen, from Latin dīvulgō + -en (verb-forming suffix), from dī- (“widely”) + vulgō (“to make known, announce; to publish”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"In an interview with The Economist last year, he insisted his attack on the CPP had nothing to do with his views on global warming, which he would not divulge."
— 2016 December 8, “The president-elect's EPA head may not believe in climate change”, in The Economist:
"Here then is a letter from a young man whose name I must not reveal, but whom I will designate as D. F., and whose address I must not divulge, but will simply indicate as Q. Street, West."
— 1910, Stephen Leacock, “How to Avoid Getting Married”, in Literary Lapses:
"God... marks The just man, and divulges him through heaven."
— 1671, John Milton, “The Third Book”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The spy refused to ____ the secret plans to the enemy.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
You are under no obligation to ____ that information.