divulge

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di·vulge / diˈvəlj; dī-/ • v. [tr.] make known (private or sensitive information): I am too much of a gentleman to divulge her age.DERIVATIVES: div·ul·ga·tion / ˌdivəlˈgāshən/ n.di·vul·gence / -jəns/ n.

divulge

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divulge †publish abroad XV; reveal (something secret) XVII. — L. dīvulgāre make commonly or publicly known, f. DI- 1 + vulgāre publish, propagate, f. vulgus common people (cf. VULGAR).
So divulgate, divulgation. XVI.

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