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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Lurcher :: Lurcher (n.) One that lurches or lies in wait; one who watches to pilfer, or to betray or entrap; a poacher..
Bewray :: Bewray (v. t.) To expose; to reveal; to disclose; to betray.
Split :: Split (v. i.) To divulge a secret; to betray confidence; to peach.
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 disclose or discover, as something which prudence would conceal; to reveal unintentionally..
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..
Treason :: Treason (n.) Loosely, the betrayal of any trust or confidence; treachery; perfidy..
Traitress :: Traitress (n.) A woman who betrays her country or any trust; a traitoress.
Bewrayment :: Bewrayment (n.) Betrayal.
Dishonesty :: Dishonesty (n.) Want of honesty, probity, or integrity in principle; want of fairness and straightforwardness; a disposition to defraud, deceive, or betray; faithlessness..
Betrayment :: Betrayment (n.) Betrayal.
Tray :: Tray (v. t.) To betray; to deceive.
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..
Betraying :: Betraying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Betra.
Betray :: Betray (v. t.) To mislead; to expose to inconvenience not foreseen to lead into error or sin.
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.
Accuse :: Accuse (v. t.) To betray; to show. [L..
Squeal :: Squeal (v. i.) To turn informer; to betray a secret.
Betrayer :: Betrayer (n.) One who, or that which, betrays..
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