Definition of betray

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Betray (v. t.) To violate the confidence of, by disclosing a secret, or that which one is bound in honor not to make known..

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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..
False :: False (a.) To betray; to falsify.
Betraying :: Betraying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Betra.
Traitress :: Traitress (n.) A woman who betrays her country or any trust; a traitoress.
Betrayment :: Betrayment (n.) Betrayal.
Betrayer :: Betrayer (n.) One who, or that which, betrays..
Bewray :: Bewray (v. t.) To expose; to reveal; to disclose; to betray.
Dishonesty :: Dishonesty (n.) Want of honesty, probity, or integrity in principle; want of fairness and straightforwardness; a disposition to defraud, deceive, or betray; faithlessness..
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..
Bewrayment :: Bewrayment (n.) Betrayal.
Betray :: Betray (v. t.) To mislead; to expose to inconvenience not foreseen to lead into error or sin.
Split :: Split (v. i.) To divulge a secret; to betray confidence; to peach.
Prevaricator :: Prevaricator (n.) One who betrays or abuses a trust.
Secret :: Secret (a.) Faithful to a secret; not inclined to divulge or betray confidence; secretive.
Keep :: Keep (v. t.) To preserve from discovery or publicity; not to communicate, reveal, or betray, as a secret..
Aceldama :: Aceldama (n.) The potter's field, said to have lain south of Jerusalem, purchased with the bribe which Judas took for betraying his Master, and therefore called the field of blood. Fig.: A field of bloodshed..
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..
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.
Squeal :: Squeal (v. i.) To turn informer; to betray a secret.
Accuse :: Accuse (v. t.) To betray; to show. [L..
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