divulge

Verb

Verb Forms: divulged, divulging, divulges

To reveal private or sensitive information.
make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
To make public or known; to communicate to the public; to tell (information, especially a secret) so that it may become generally known.
To indicate publicly; to proclaim.

Examples

I will never divulge that secret to anyone.
Never DIVULGE your best Scrabble strategy; keep your secrets close.

Origin / Etymology

Inherited from Middle English divulgen, from Latin dīvulgō + -en (verb-forming suffix), from dī- (“widely”) + vulgō (“to make known, announce; to publish”).

Synonyms

break, bring out, disclose, discover, expose, give away, let on, let out, reveal, unwrap, bewray, bring to light, divulge, impart, let the cat out of the bag, make known, out, spill one's guts, spill the beans, tell, uncover

Antonyms

cover up, withhold

Scrabble Score: 12

divulge: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
divulge: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
divulge: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

divulge: valid Words With Friends Word