Divulguer

Divulguer is a French verb meaning to divulge, disclose, or make public information that was previously secret or confidential. It is transitive and used with a direct object, often referring to revealing secrets, data, or knowledge. The nuance ranges from casual disclosure to more formal leaking and can carry a negative connotation depending on context.

Etymology and forms: Divulguer comes from Old French divulguer, from Latin divulgare, meaning to spread or make widely known. In modern French, it is conjugated as a regular -er verb, with spelling adapted to preserve the soft pronunciation of g before e and i. The present tense forms include je divulge, tu divulges, il divulge, nous divulguons, vous divulguez, ils divulguent. The past participle is divulgué, used with avoir in compound tenses (par exemple, j'ai divulgué). The verb also appears in the present subjunctive as que je divulgue, que tu divulges, qu'il divulgue, que nous divulguions, que vous divulguiez, qu'ils divulguent, and in other standard tenses following regular -er conjugation patterns.

Usage and register: Divulguer is commonly found in journalistic, legal, political, and everyday contexts involving the disclosure of confidential information, secrets, or data. It can imply deliberate revelation, unlike more neutral terms such as révéler or dévoiler, depending on phrasing and intent.

Nouns related to the verb include divulgation (the act of divulging) and divulgateur/divulgatrice (one who divulges). See also révélation, dévoilement, and divulgation-related terminology in French.