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divulgeto make known (private or sensitive information)

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to make known (private or sensitive information)

Pronunciation (IPA): /daɪˈvʌldʒ/

Korean meaning: 비밀이나 개인적인 정보를 폭로하다, 누설하다

Korean pronunciation: 다이**벌**지

Example Sentences

  • The spy refused to divulge classified information even under intense interrogation.
  • My grandmother finally divulged her secret recipe after 50 years of keeping it to herself.
  • He accidentally divulged the surprise party plans when he asked her what time she'd be home.

divulge

VERB

//daɪˈvʌldʒ//

to make known (private or sensitive information)

divulge concept
💡 Concept

Sharing secret information privately

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divulge rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

The bulge holds secrets he can't indulge - time to divulge!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/daɪˈvʌldʒ/
🇬🇧 UK/daɪˈvʌldʒ/

🌳Etymology

Prefixdi--
Rootvulg
Suffix--e

Origin

From Latin 'divulgare', composed of 'dis-' (apart, away) and 'vulgare' (to make common or public), derived from 'vulgus' meaning the common people or masses.

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🎵Rhyme

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📝Examples

The spy refused to divulge classified information even under intense interrogation.

My grandmother finally divulged her secret recipe after 50 years of keeping it to herself.

😄 Fun example

He accidentally divulged the surprise party plans when he asked her what time she'd be home.

The celebrity's personal assistant was fired for divulging private information to the tabloids.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

revealdiscloseexposeunveilleak

Antonyms

concealhidesuppress

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