to divulge a secret
11secret */*/*/ — I UK [ˈsiːkrət] / US [ˈsɪkrət] noun [countable] Word forms secret : singular secret plural secrets 1) a piece of information that is known by only a small number of people, and is deliberately not told to other people He was accused of selling… …
12secret — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 sth that must not be known by others ADJECTIVE ▪ big, great ▪ little ▪ closely guarded, well kept ▪ a charming museum that is one of the city s best kept …
13divulge, disclose — These terms mean to make known to others what was intended to be kept secret, private, or confidential. Divulge is more likely to be used when something previously secret is revealed to a small number of people or a particular group; disclose… …
14divulge — verb Divulge is used with these nouns as the object: ↑detail, ↑information, ↑secret …
15divulge — di|vulge [ dı vʌldʒ ] verb transitive FORMAL to give information about something, especially something that should be kept secret: I m not allowed to divulge information about my clients …
16divulge — [15] Etymologically, to divulge something is to make it known to the vulgar masses. The word comes from Latin dīvulgāre, a compound verb formed from the prefix dis ‘widely’ and vulgāre ‘make common, publish’. This in turn was derived from vulgus… …
17divulge — /davalj/ To disclose or make known, as to divulge secret or classified information …
18divulge — /davalj/ To disclose or make known, as to divulge secret or classified information …
19divulge — [15] Etymologically, to divulge something is to make it known to the vulgar masses. The word comes from Latin dīvulgāre, a compound verb formed from the prefix dis ‘widely’ and vulgāre ‘make common, publish’. This in turn was derived from vulgus… …
20disclose a secret — divulge a secret, reveal a secret …
