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Stage 1 of 3
vulgus
Latin · ancient
"the common people, the crowd"
the common people, the crowd, combined with dis- (apart)
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Stage 2 of 3
divulgare
Latin · ancient
"to make known among the common people"
to make known among the common people, from dis- and vulgus
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Stage 3 of 3
divulge
English · 1400s
"to reveal private or secret information"
settled as the English word for revealing private or secret information
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