Definition of betray

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Betray (v. t.) To lead astray, as a maiden; to seduce (as under promise of marriage) and then abandon..

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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..
Betray :: 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..
Squeal :: Squeal (v. i.) To turn informer; to betray a secret.
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.
Treason :: Treason (n.) Loosely, the betrayal of any trust or confidence; treachery; perfidy..
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..
Betraying :: Betraying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Betra.
Betrayment :: Betrayment (n.) Betrayal.
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..
Betrayal :: Betrayal (n.) The act or the result of betraying.
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..
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..
Blood Money :: Blood money () Money obtained as the price, or at the cost, of another's life; -- said of a reward for supporting a capital charge, of money obtained for betraying a fugitive or for committing murder, or of money obtained from the sale of that which will destroy the purchaser..
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.
Judas :: Judas (a.) Treacherous; betraying.
Bewray :: Bewray (v. t.) To expose; to reveal; to disclose; to betray.
Tray :: Tray (v. t.) To betray; to deceive.
Betray :: Betray (v. t.) To lead astray, as a maiden; to seduce (as under promise of marriage) and then abandon..
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