To reveal or make known information that was previously secret or private; to disclose confidential details. Often implies sharing information that perhaps should have remained hidden.
From Latin 'divulgare,' from 'dis-' (widely) plus 'vulgare' (to make common), from 'vulgus' (common people). The word literally means 'to make common to all people,' emphasizing the spread of previously restricted information.
Think 'di-' (widely) + 'vulgar' (common)—when you divulge something, you're making private information 'vulgar' (common knowledge) by spreading it widely. It's like taking a secret and making it common property!
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