# divulge

> English word · Verb · IPA /daɪˈvʌld͡ʒ/ · frequency rank #31,518

## Definitions
1. To make public or known; to communicate to the public; to tell (information, especially a secret) so that it may become generally known.
2. To indicate publicly; to proclaim.

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

## Easily confused with
- **diverge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diverge-vs-divulge)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ddivulge`, `diuvlge`, `divluge`, `divugle`, `divuleg`, `divulgge`, `divullge`, `divvulge`, `dviulge`, `idvulge`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/divulge