divulge vs betray

betray vs divulge

divulge and betray both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
divulge	No	No	Yes	No
betray	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, betray is a hyponym of divulge; that is, betray is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than divulge:

divulge: make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
betray: reveal unintentionally

Other hyponyms of divulge include blackwash, muckrake, blow, out, come out, come out of the closet, out, spring, bewray, confide, leak, babble, babble out, blab, blab out, let the cat out of the bag, peach, sing, spill the beans, talk, tattle, reveal.

divulge (verb)	betray (verb)
make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret	give away information about somebody
	reveal unintentionally
	cause someone to believe an untruth
	disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake
	deliver to an enemy by treachery
	be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage

Difference between divulge and betray

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