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divulguer

to divulge

verb dee-vool-GEH Rare
Communication Speech

Also means

to disclose

Usage Note

Divulguer means to reveal confidential information to a wider audience; it implies a breach of secrecy that révéler does not always carry. The noun is divulgation (disclosure, leak). The verb is regular -er. A common collocation is divulguer des informations confidentielles (to leak confidential information).

Examples

"Il a divulgué des secrets à la presse."

Natural Translation

He divulged secrets to the press.

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