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Discerning vs Divulge - What's the difference?

discerning | divulge |

As verbs the difference between discerning and divulge

is that discerning is while divulge is to make public; to several or communicate to the public; to tell (a secret) so that it may become generally known; to disclose; -- said of that which had been confided as a secret, or had been before unknown; as, to divulge a secret.

As an adjective discerning

is of keen insight or good judgement; perceptive.

As a noun discerning

is discernment.

discerning

English

Verb

(head)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of keen insight or good judgement; perceptive.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • discernment
  • * 1605 , , I. iv. 224:
  • Either his notion weakens, his discernings / Are lethargied

    Anagrams

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    divulge

    English

    Verb

    (divulg)
  • To make public; to several or communicate to the public; to tell (a secret) so that it may become generally known; to disclose; -- said of that which had been confided as a secret, or had been before unknown; as, to divulge a secret.
  • * Divulge not such a love as mine. - .
  • To indicate publicly; to proclaim.
  • * God . . . marks The just man, and divulges him through heaven. -- .
  • Synonyms

    * bewray, bring out, uncover, disclose, discover, expose, give away, impart, let on, let out, reveal

    Derived terms

    * divulgation (Webster 1913)