divulge
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++di·vulge /daɪˈvʌldʒ, də-/ verb [transitive] formal TELL A SECRETto give someone information that should be secret 泄露，透露〔秘密〕 SYN revealdivulge information/secrets/details etc (to somebody) It is not company policy to divulge personal details of employees. 透露员工的私人资料不合公司的规定。divulge that Clare divulged that she was recovering from a nervous breakdown. 克莱尔透露说她曾经精神崩溃，正在康复之中。divulge what/where etc The Pentagon refused to divulge what type of plane it was. 五角大楼拒绝透露飞机机型。► see thesaurus at reveal→ See Verb table
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divulge• She hinted of an important secret still to be divulged.• There also are secret ingredients that she will not divulge.• The contract forbids employees to divulge details of this work to anyone outside the company.• Yet the Committees can not force ministers and civil servants to divulge information.• A spokeswoman for the company would not divulge the salaries paid to top managers.• The other three companies refused to divulge their plans.• I thought - I thought the case would be solved without my needing to divulge this information.• She would never divulge to Mattie that she had been second choice when Judge Tembleton could not do it.• I'm afraid I cannot divulge what Jameson said to me.divulge what/where etc• But he declined to divulge where he would slash spending.• However, Roeser refused to divulge where the Clippers will play next season.• Even the Pentagon don't know or won't divulge what type of plane it was.Origin divulge (1400-1500) Latin divulgare “to make widely known to everyone”, from vulgus “the common people”di·vulge verbChineseSyllable
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divulge
di‧vulge /daɪˈvʌldʒ, də-/
verb [transitive] formal
SYN reveal
divulge information/secrets/details etc (to somebody)
It is not company policy to divulge personal details of employees.
divulge that
Clare divulged that she was recovering from a nervous breakdown.
divulge what/where etc
The Pentagon refused to divulge what type of plane it was.
▪ reveal to let someone know about something that is secret or has not been known until now: Doctors are not allowed to reveal confidential information. | It was revealed that he had smoked marijuana at college.
▪tell to talk about something to someone, so that they know about it: Don’t tell anyone about this just yet. | Shall I tell you a secret?
▪disclose formal to publicly reveal something such as a fact or a name that has been kept secret: The terms of the agreement have not yet been disclosed. | The agent did not disclose that there had been a violent crime in the house.
▪divulge //daɪˈvʌldʒ, də-// formal to reveal important or personal information which was previously secret or unknown: The bank has refused to divulge its plans. | I’m afraid I cannot divulge what was said to me.
▪make something public to tell people about important information, especially after it has been kept secret: Apparently they were engaged for some time before making it public. | The government has agreed that sources of financing should in future be made public.
▪leak to deliberately give secret information to a newspaper, television company etc, when a government or other organization wants to keep it secret: The contents of the email were leaked to the press. | A man was charged today with leaking official secrets.
▪give something away (also spill the beans informal) to tell someone something that you want to keep secret: He was careful not to give away any trade secrets. | I’m not going to give away how much I paid for it!
▪let slip informal to accidentally tell someone about something: He let slip that he was envious of his older brother.
di‧vulge /daɪˈvʌldʒ, də-/
verb [transitive] formal Date: 1400-1500
Language: Latin
Origin: divulgare 'to make widely known to everyone', from vulgus 'the common people'
to give someone information that should be secret Language: Latin
Origin: divulgare 'to make widely known to everyone', from vulgus 'the common people'
SYN reveal
divulge information/secrets/details etc (to somebody)
divulge that
divulge what/where etc
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