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Webster 1913 Edition
Divulge
Di-vulge′
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Divulged
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Divulging
.] [F.
divulguer
, L. divulgare
; di- = dis-
+ vulgare
to spread among the people, from vulgus
the common people. See Vulgar
.] 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 secretDivulge not such a love as mine.
Cowper.
2.
To indicate publicly; to proclaim.
[R.]
God . . . marks
The just man, and
The just man, and
divulges
him through heaven. Milton.
3.
To impart; to communicate.
Which would not be
Syn. – To publish; disclose; discover; uncover; reveal; communicate; impart; tell.
Di-vulge′
,Verb.
I.
To become publicly known.
[R.]
“To keep it from divulging.” Shak.
Webster 1828 Edition
Divulge
DIVULGE
,Verb.
T.
1.
To make public; to tell or make known something before private or secret; to reveal; to disclose; as, to divulge the secret sentiments of a friend; to divulge the proceedings of the cabinet. Divulge is more generally applied to verbal disclosures, and publish to printed accounts. But they may be used synonymously. We may publish by words, and divulge by the press.2.
To declare by a public act; to proclaim. [Unusual.]