Divulged

/dɪˈvʌldʒd/ verb

Definition

Past tense of divulge; revealed or made known something that was previously secret.

Etymology

From Latin divulgare, with the -ed suffix added to show past tense in English. The pronunciation changes the 'ge' sound to 'dge' sound due to how English phonetics work with past tenses.

Kelly Says

The past tense divulged is what you hear most often in everyday English—'The whistleblower divulged the company's secrets'—making this one of the most commonly used forms of this word family.

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