From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishdivulgedi‧vulge /daɪˈvʌldʒ, də-/ verb [transitive] formal TELL A SECRETto give someone information that should be secret SYN revealdivulge information/secrets/details etc (to somebody) It is not company policy to divulge personal details of employees.divulge that Clare divulged that she was recovering from a nervous breakdown.divulge what/where etc The Pentagon refused to divulge what type of plane it was.► see thesaurus at reveal→ See Verb table
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divulge• She hinted of an important secret still to be divulged.• There also are secret ingredients that she will not divulge.• The contract forbids employees to divulge details of this work to anyone outside the company.• Yet the Committees can not force ministers and civil servants to divulge information.• A spokeswoman for the company would not divulge the salaries paid to top managers.• The other three companies refused to divulge their plans.• I thought - I thought the case would be solved without my needing to divulge this information.• She would never divulge to Mattie that she had been second choice when Judge Tembleton could not do it.• I'm afraid I cannot divulge what Jameson said to me.divulge what/where etc• But he declined to divulge where he would slash spending.• However, Roeser refused to divulge where the Clippers will play next season.• Even the Pentagon don't know or won't divulge what type of plane it was.Origin divulge (1400-1500) Latin divulgare “to make widely known to everyone”, from vulgus “the common people” 