tell vs divulge

divulge vs tell

tell and divulge both are verbs.

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

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

tell: let something be known
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 hyponyms of tell include digress, divagate, stray, wander, bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, signal, break, bring out, disclose, discover, expose, give away, let on, let out, reveal, uncover, unwrap, spill, talk, air, bare, publicise, publicize, ingeminate, iterate, reiterate, repeat, restate, retell, propagandise, propagandize, announce, annunciate, foretell, harbinger, herald, give, impart, leave, pass on.

tell (verb)	divulge (verb)
discern or comprehend	make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
mark as different
let something be known
narrate or give a detailed account of
give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
give evidence
express in words
inform positively and with certainty and confidence

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