Definition of betray

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Betray (v. t.) To prove faithless or treacherous to, as to a trust or one who trusts; to be false to; to deceive; as, to betray a person or a cause..

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Traitress :: Traitress (n.) A woman who betrays her country or any trust; a traitoress.
Traitor :: Traitor (n.) Hence, one who betrays any confidence or trust; a betrayer..
Betray :: Betray (v. t.) To lead astray, as a maiden; to seduce (as under promise of marriage) and then abandon..
Judas :: Judas (n.) The disciple who betrayed Christ. Hence: A treacherous person; one who betrays under the semblance of friendship.
Under :: Under (prep.) Denoting relation to something that comprehends or includes, that represents or designates, that furnishes a cover, pretext, pretense, or the like; as, he betrayed him under the guise of friendship; Morpheus is represented under the figure of a boy asleep..
Sell :: Sell (v. t.) To make a matter of bargain and sale of; to accept a price or reward for, as for a breach of duty, trust, or the like; to betray..
Secret :: Secret (a.) Faithful to a secret; not inclined to divulge or betray confidence; secretive.
Split :: Split (v. i.) To divulge a secret; to betray confidence; to peach.
Betrayer :: Betrayer (n.) One who, or that which, betrays..
Prevaricator :: Prevaricator (n.) One who betrays or abuses a trust.
Traitor :: Traitor (v. t.) To act the traitor toward; to betray; to deceive.
Treason :: Treason (n.) The offense of attempting to overthrow the government of the state to which the offender owes allegiance, or of betraying the state into the hands of a foreign power; disloyalty; treachery..
Betray :: Betray (v. t.) To show or to indicate; -- said of what is not obvious at first, or would otherwise be concealed..
Betray :: Betray (v. t.) To mislead; to expose to inconvenience not foreseen to lead into error or sin.
Tray :: Tray (v. t.) To betray; to deceive.
Treason :: Treason (n.) Loosely, the betrayal of any trust or confidence; treachery; perfidy..
Squeal :: Squeal (v. i.) To turn informer; to betray a secret.
Betrayal :: Betrayal (n.) The act or the result of betraying.
Betray :: Betray (v. t.) To violate the confidence of, by disclosing a secret, or that which one is bound in honor not to make known..
Lurcher :: Lurcher (n.) One that lurches or lies in wait; one who watches to pilfer, or to betray or entrap; a poacher..
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