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Betray

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Verb

1. betray, bewray

reveal unintentionally

Example Sentences:
'Her smile betrayed her true feelings'

2. betray, sell

deliver to an enemy by treachery

Example Sentences:
'Judas sold Jesus'
'The spy betrayed his country'

3. betray, fail

disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake

Example Sentences:
'His sense of smell failed him this time'
'His strength finally failed him'
'His children failed him in the crisis'

4. betray, cheat, cheat on, cuckold, wander

be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage

Example Sentences:
'She cheats on her husband'
'Might her husband be wandering?'

5. betray, denounce, give away, grass, rat, shit, shop, snitch, stag, tell on

give away information about somebody

Example Sentences:
'He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam'

6. betray, deceive, lead astray

cause someone to believe an untruth

Example Sentences:
'The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Betray

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verb (transitive)
1. 
to aid an enemy of (one's nation, friend, etc); be a traitor to
to betray one's country
2. 
to hand over or expose (one's nation, friend, etc) treacherously to an enemy
3. 
to disclose (a secret, confidence, etc) treacherously
4. 
to break (a promise) or be disloyal to (a person's trust)
5. 
to disappoint the expectations of; fail
his tired legs betrayed him
6. 
to show signs of; indicate
if one taps china, the sound betrays any faults
7. 
to reveal unintentionally
his grin betrayed his satisfaction
8.  betray oneself
9. 
to lead astray; deceive
10. euphemistic
to seduce and then forsake (a woman)

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Betray

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verb transitive
1. 
a. 
to help the enemy of (one's country, cause, etc.); be a traitor to
b. 
to deliver or expose to an enemy traitorously
2. 
to break faith with; fail to meet the hopes of
he betrayed my trust in him
3. 
to lead astray; deceive; specif., to seduce and then desert
4. 
to reveal unknowingly or against one's wishes
his face betrays his fear
5. 
to reveal or show signs of; indicate
the house betrays its age
6. 
to disclose (secret information, confidential plans, etc.)

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Betray

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tr.v. be·trayed, be·tray·ing, be·trays
1.
a. To give aid or information to an enemy of; commit treason against: betray one's country.
b. To inform upon or deliver into the hands of an enemy in violation of a trust or allegiance: "City investigators betrayed him to his bosses as a whistle-blower" (Selwyn Raab).
2. To be false or disloyal to: betrayed a cause; betray one's spouse.
3. To divulge in a breach of confidence: betray a secret.
4. To make known unintentionally: Her hollow laugh betrayed her contempt for the idea.
5. To lead astray; deceive: "She felt somewhat like a woman who in a moment of passion is betrayed into an act of infidelity" (Kate Chopin).

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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