Question 1 · Quick check
divulge
CEFRC2
/daɪˈvʌld͡ʒ/
verb
Türkçe translations
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In plain English
- 01
verb
To reveal secret or private information.
- 02
verb
Extra detailTo indicate publicly; to proclaim.
Examples
He didn't divulge the information, not even under pain of torture.
You are under no obligation to divulge that information.
At a glance
Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 3
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 3
- Synonyms
- 5
Also pronounced
- /dɪˈvʌld͡ʒ/
Deep Dive
verb
Extra meaningTo make public or known; to communicate to the public; to tell (information, especially a secret) so that it may become generally known.
More examples
In contextI will never divulge that secret to anyone.
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.
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.
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Quick test
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Origin
verb
Inherited from Middle English divulgen, from Latin dīvulgō + -en (verb-forming suffix), from dī- (“widely”) + vulgō (“to make known, announce; to publish”).