di;vulge pronunciation: function: transitive verb inflected form(s): di;vulged; di;vulg;ingetymology: middle english, from latin divulgare, from dis- + vulgare to make known, from vulgus mobdate: 15th century 1 archaic : to make public : proclaim2 : to make known (as a confidence or secret)synonyms see reveal— di;vul;gence noun