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reveal vs divulge

divulge vs reveal

reveal and divulge both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
reveal No No Yes No
divulge No No Yes No
As verbs, reveal and divulge are synonyms defined as:
  • reveal and 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
Other synonyms of reveal include break, bring out, disclose, discover, expose, give away, let on, let out, uncover, unwrap.
As verbs, divulge is a hypernym of reveal; that is, divulge is a word with a broader meaning than reveal:
  • reveal: disclose directly or through prophets
  • 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
Other hypernyms of reveal include break, bring out, disclose, discover, expose, give away, let on, let out, reveal, uncover, unwrap.
reveal (verb) divulge (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 make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
make manifest
disclose directly or through prophets
Difference between reveal and divulge

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