Divulge vs. Reveal — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Divulge and Reveal
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Divulge
To make known (something private or secret).
Reveal
To make known (something concealed or unknown)
She revealed that she was pregnant. The study revealed the toxic effects of the pollutant.
Divulge
(Archaic) To proclaim publicly.
Reveal
To cause to be seen; show
The curtains parted, revealing a ballerina. The x-ray revealed a broken bone.
Divulge
(transitive) To make public or known; to communicate to the public; to tell (information, especially a secret) so that it may become generally known.
I will never divulge that secret to anyone.
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Reveal
To make known by supernatural or divine means
"For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven" (Romans 1:18).
Divulge
To indicate publicly; to proclaim.
Reveal
The making known of an important, secret, or salient occurrence, such as the revealing of a major development, plot twist, or visual effect in a movie
"Seeing [the Wiz] in human form in the first act diminishes the power of the reveal in the second" (Bob Verini).
Divulge
To make public; to several or communicate to the public; to tell (a secret) so that it may become generally known; to disclose; - said of that which had been confided as a secret, or had been before unknown; as, to divulge a secret.
Divulge not such a love as mine.
Reveal
The part of the side of a window or door opening that is between the outer surface of a wall and the window or door frame.
Divulge
To indicate publicly; to proclaim.
God . . . marksThe just man, and divulges him through heaven.
Reveal
The whole side of such an opening; the jamb.
Divulge
To impart; to communicate.
Which would not be
To them [animals] made common and divulged.
Reveal
The framework of a motor vehicle window.
Divulge
To become publicly known.
Reveal
The outer side of a window or door frame.
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;
The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold
The actress won't reveal how old she is
Bring out the truth
He broke the news to her
Reveal
A revelation; an uncovering of what was hidden in the scene or story.
The comedian had been telling us about his sleep being disturbed by noise. Then came the reveal: he was sleeping on a bed in a department store.
Reveal
(transitive) To uncover; to show and display that which was hidden.
Reveal
(transitive) To communicate that which could not be known or discovered without divine or supernatural instruction.
Reveal
To make known (that which has been concealed or kept secret); to unveil; to disclose; to show.
Light was the wound, the prince's care unknown,She might not, would not, yet reveal her own.
Reveal
Specifically, to communicate (that which could not be known or discovered without divine or supernatural instruction or agency).
Reveal
A revealing; a disclosure.
Reveal
The side of an opening for a window, doorway, or the like, between the door frame or window frame and the outer surface of the wall; or, where the opening is not filled with a door, etc., the whole thickness of the wall; the jamb.
Reveal
Make visible;
Summer brings out bright clothes
He brings out the best in her
The newspaper uncovered the President's illegal dealings
Reveal
Make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret;
The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold
The actress won't reveal how old she is
Bring out the truth
He broke the news to her
Reveal
Make clear and visible;
The article revealed the policies of the government
Reveal
Disclose directly or through prophets;
God rarely reveal his plans for Mankind
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