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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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 lead astray, as a maiden; to seduce (as under promise of marriage) and then abandon..
Secret :: Secret (a.) Faithful to a secret; not inclined to divulge or betray confidence; secretive.
Traitor :: Traitor (n.) Hence, one who betrays any confidence or trust; a betrayer..
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.
Squeal :: Squeal (v. i.) To turn informer; to betray a secret.
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..
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..
Bewrayment :: Bewrayment (n.) Betrayal.
Judas :: Judas (n.) The disciple who betrayed Christ. Hence: A treacherous person; one who betrays under the semblance of friendship.
Keep :: Keep (v. t.) To preserve from discovery or publicity; not to communicate, reveal, or betray, as a secret..
Betray :: Betray (v. t.) To mislead; to expose to inconvenience not foreseen to lead into error or sin.
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..
Traitor :: Traitor (v. t.) To act the traitor toward; to betray; to deceive.
Bewray :: Bewray (v. t.) To expose; to reveal; to disclose; to betray.
Prevaricator :: Prevaricator (n.) One who betrays or abuses a trust.
Betraying :: Betraying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Betra.
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..
Betrayed :: Betrayed (imp. & p. p.) of Betra.
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