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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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..
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.
Betrayal :: Betrayal (n.) The act or the result of betraying.
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..
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.
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..
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 violate the confidence of, by disclosing a secret, or that which one is bound in honor not to make known..
Betray :: Betray (v. t.) To disclose or discover, as something which prudence would conceal; to reveal unintentionally..
Bewrayment :: Bewrayment (n.) Betrayal.
Split :: Split (v. i.) To divulge a secret; to betray confidence; to peach.
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..
Bewray :: Bewray (v. t.) To expose; to reveal; to disclose; to betray.
Betrayed :: Betrayed (imp. & p. p.) of Betra.
Betraying :: Betraying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Betra.
Peach :: Peach (v. i.) To turn informer; to betray one's accomplice.
Betrayment :: Betrayment (n.) Betrayal.
Squeal :: Squeal (v. i.) To turn informer; to betray a secret.
Dishonesty :: Dishonesty (n.) Want of honesty, probity, or integrity in principle; want of fairness and straightforwardness; a disposition to defraud, deceive, or betray; faithlessness..
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