Divulge
/dɪˈvʌldʒ/noun
To reveal something secret or private.
Did you know?Divulge comes from Latin *divulgare*, meaning to make something common or public, from *vulgus* (“the crowd, the common people”) — the same root behind *vulgar*, which originally meant “of the masses,” not “rude.”
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
divulgare
“to make known widely; spread among the people”
Classical Latin
Latin
dis- + vulgare
“to make common or public”
Latin
Latin
vulgus
“the common people; the crowd”
Late Middle English
English
divulgen
“to make public; reveal”
Modern English
English
divulge
“to reveal secret or private information”