divulge

[dih-vuhlj, dahy-] / dɪˈvʌldʒ, daɪ- /

VERB

make known; confess

Synonyms

STRONGEST

admit blab communicate disclose give away leak publish reveal uncover

STRONG

betray broadcast declare discover exhibit expose gossip impart mouth proclaim promulgate spill spring tattle tell

WEAK

blow the whistle cough up fess up go public let hair down let slip open up own up spill the beans tip off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conceal cover hide keep suppress withhold

STRONG

protect

WEAK

secrete

Example Sentences

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I give her every opportunity, but Ms. Stefanik declines to divulge her calculation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

"We cannot divulge the charges until they are presented to him," said NPA spokesperson Kaizer Kganyago.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

The bot’s final product is exactly that: an essay that pretends to divulge, to confess, to promise, and to portray.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

“A lot of people have a tendency to divulge that health information in order to explain themselves, and we need to push that aside,” West says.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026

After having sent him embarrassing fan mail when he was eleven—not that he was about to divulge that piece of information to Dimple.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon

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