Divulge
Divulge verb - To make known (as information previously kept secret).
Usage example: we tried to make him divulge the name of the winner, but he wouldn't budge
Promulgate is a synonym for divulge in publish topic. In some cases you can use "Promulgate" instead a verb "Divulge", when it comes to topics like confess, disclose, make known, advertise.
Nearby Words: divulging, divulgation
Promulgate
Promulgate verb - To make known openly or publicly.
Usage example: the encyclical that promulgated the church's position on artificial birth control
Divulge is a synonym for promulgate in publish topic. You can use "Divulge" instead a verb "Promulgate", if it concerns topics such as advertise.
Nearby Words: promulgation, promulgating
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- impart and divulge
- impart and promulgate
- disseminate and divulge
- disseminate and promulgate
- circulate and divulge
- circulate and promulgate
- communicate and divulge
- communicate and promulgate
- publish and divulge
- publish and promulgate
- announce and divulge
- announce and promulgate
- declare and divulge
- declare and promulgate
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