Meaning
to disclose, spread
- to disclose, make public, or leak confidential or sensitive information
- to popularize, disseminate, or spread knowledge to a wide audience
In a sentence
È vietato divulgare i dettagli riservati del contratto.
It is forbidden to disclose the confidential details of the contract.
Chi ha divulgato queste informazioni riservate alla stampa?
Who disclosed this confidential information to the press?
Il professore non intende divulgare i risultati prima di venerdì.
The professor does not intend to release the results before Friday.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| divulgare | infinitive |
| divulgo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| divulghi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| divulga | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| divulghiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| divulgate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| divulgano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| divulgavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| divulgavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| divulgava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| divulgavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| divulgavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| divulgavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| divulgai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| divulgasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| divulgò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| divulgammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| divulgaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| divulgarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| divulgherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| divulgherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| divulgherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| divulgheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| divulgherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| divulgheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| divulghi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| divulghi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| divulghi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| divulghiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| divulghiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| divulghino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| divulgassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| divulgassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| divulgasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| divulgassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| divulgaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| divulgassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| divulgherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| divulgheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| divulgherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| divulgheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| divulghereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| divulgherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| divulga | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| divulghiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| divulgate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| divulgando | gerund |
| divulgato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes 'avere' in compound tenses.
- Differs from 'diffondere' by often carrying the connotation of making public secret or specialized material.