divulge
/daɪˈvʌldʒ/
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Type
Verb
- Formal
Meaning
To make private or sensitive information known to others.
He refused to divulge the identity of his source to the investigators.
Did the company divulge any financial details during the press briefing?
How it's used
This means “reveal sensitive details”
- divulge the secret to colleagues
“divulge it to them.”
She would not divulge the password to anyone.
Collocations
- refuse to divulge
- divulge details
- divulge information
- divulge a secret
- divulge the source