divulge
to reveal private information
Roots
- dis- / dif-: apart, away, not, reversal, or disruption
- vulg / vulgar: common people, public, common property, or widely known
Other words with the vulg / vulgar root
- vulgar: common or coarse
Divulge means make something public: a secret is scattered into common knowledge.
She refused to divulge who had sent the anonymous note.
Divulge is not just say. It reveals what was private. Dis- spreads outward; vulg points to the common or public crowd.