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divulge

/daɪˈvʌldʒ/

B2CEFR level
45/100Rarity: uncommon
NeutralRegister

General verb

To make known something private or secret.

He refused to divulge the identity of his source.

Similar: disclose, reveal, impart

Origin: From Latin divulgare 'to publish, spread among the people'.

Topic: disclosure in General English

Medicine verb

To make known private or sensitive information, often reluctantly.

Reassure the patient that nothing they divulge will be shared without their permission.

Similar: reveal, disclose

Topic: Patient-facing communication in Medical English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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