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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Secret :: Secret (a.) Faithful to a secret; not inclined to divulge or betray confidence; secretive.
Betray :: Betray (v. t.) To lead astray, as a maiden; to seduce (as under promise of marriage) and then abandon..
Treacherous :: Treacherous (a.) Like a traitor; involving treachery; violating allegiance or faith pledged; traitorous to the state or sovereign; perfidious in private life; betraying a trust; faithless.
Betraying :: Betraying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Betra.
Betray :: Betray (v. t.) To show or to indicate; -- said of what is not obvious at first, or would otherwise be concealed..
Traitor :: Traitor (n.) Hence, one who betrays any confidence or trust; a betrayer..
Keep :: Keep (v. t.) To preserve from discovery or publicity; not to communicate, reveal, or betray, as a secret..
Prevaricator :: Prevaricator (n.) One who betrays or abuses a trust.
Traitor :: Traitor (n.) One who violates his allegiance and betrays his country; one guilty of treason; one who, in breach of trust, delivers his country to an enemy, or yields up any fort or place intrusted to his defense, or surrenders an army or body of troops to the enemy, unless when vanquished; also, one who takes arms and levies war against his country; or one who aids an enemy in conquering his country. See Treason..
Traitress :: Traitress (n.) A woman who betrays her country or any trust; a traitoress.
Delilah :: Delilah (n.) The mistress of Samson, who betrayed him (Judges xvi.); hence, a harlot; a temptress..
Dishonesty :: Dishonesty (n.) Want of honesty, probity, or integrity in principle; want of fairness and straightforwardness; a disposition to defraud, deceive, or betray; faithlessness..
Bewray :: Bewray (v. t.) To expose; to reveal; to disclose; to betray.
Betray :: Betray (v. t.) To disclose or discover, as something which prudence would conceal; to reveal unintentionally..
Peach :: Peach (v. i.) To turn informer; to betray one's accomplice.
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..
Judas :: Judas (a.) Treacherous; betraying.
Squeal :: Squeal (v. i.) To turn informer; to betray a secret.
Treason :: Treason (n.) Loosely, the betrayal of any trust or confidence; treachery; perfidy..
Betray :: Betray (v. t.) To mislead; to expose to inconvenience not foreseen to lead into error or sin.
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