divulgation
Making something known
Divulgation is the act of making something known or public—a formal word for disclosure or revelation.
It appears most often in legal, academic, or diplomatic contexts: The divulgation of classified documents prompted an investigation.
The verb divulge is far more common in everyday English.
Surprising disclosed truth
- exposureState of being unprotected
- unveilingAct of first revealing
- uncoveringRevealing something hidden
- confessionAdmission of wrongdoing
admission · declaration · announcement · leakage · unmasking · betrayal · acknowledgment · confiding
Distributing written works publicly
- releaseTo let go
- printingReproducing text mechanically
- issuanceOfficial release or distribution
- editionSingle published version
announcement · proclamation · broadcast · press · journalism · reportage · newsbreak · scoop
Public declaration of information
- briefingConcise information session
- notificationFormal notice given
- messageTransmitted communication
- newsReports of recent events
information · intelligence · reporting · relay · conveyance · transmission · dispatch · bulletin
Movement through a system
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- spreadingExtending over space
- broadcastingMass signal transmission
- propagationAct of spreading widely
diffusion · transmission · publication · sharing · dispersal · communication · proliferation · promulgation
revelation
Surprising disclosed truth
- exposureState of being unprotected
- unveilingAct of first revealing
- uncoveringRevealing something hidden
confession · admission · declaration · announcement · leakage · unmasking · betrayal · acknowledgment · confiding · telling
publishing
Distributing written works publicly
edition · announcement · proclamation · broadcast · press · journalism · reportage · newsbreak · scoop · exclusive
announcement
Public declaration of information
- briefingConcise information session
- notificationFormal notice given
- messageTransmitted communication
news · information · intelligence · reporting · relay · conveyance · transmission · dispatch · bulletin · communiqué
circulation
Movement through a system
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- spreadingExtending over space
- broadcastingMass signal transmission
propagation · diffusion · transmission · publication · sharing · dispersal · communication · proliferation · promulgation · announcement
divulgationconcealment
Act of hiding something
suppression · secrecy · hiding · withholding · nondisclosure
divulge, divulged, divulgence, divulging, divulges, divulgers, undivulged