- Divulged
- Divulge Di*vulge", v. 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
secret.
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Divulge not such a love as mine. --Cowper. [1913 Webster]
2. To indicate publicly; to proclaim. [R.] [1913 Webster]
God . . . marks The just man, and divulges him through heaven. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
3. To impart; to communicate. [1913 Webster]
Which would not be [1913 Webster]
To them [animals] made common and divulged. --Milton.
Syn: To publish; disclose; discover; uncover; reveal; communicate; impart; tell. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.