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Divulgate

//dɪˈvʌl.ɡeɪt// adj, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Published. not-comparable, obsolete

    "It was diuulgate through all Rome."

Verb
  1. 1
    To divulge. obsolete
  2. 2
    To publish. obsolete

    "he did divulgate and disperse abroad among the king's subjects great numbers of books"

Etymology

Etymology 1

The adjective is first attested circa 1440, in Middle English, the verb in 1530; inherited from Middle English divulgat(e) (“divulgated”, used participially), borrowed from Latin dīvulgātus, perfect passive participle of dīvulgāre, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Doublet of divulge.

Etymology 2

The adjective is first attested circa 1440, in Middle English, the verb in 1530; inherited from Middle English divulgat(e) (“divulgated”, used participially), borrowed from Latin dīvulgātus, perfect passive participle of dīvulgāre, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Doublet of divulge.

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