'Betray' definitions:
Definition of 'Betray'
From: GCIDE
- Betray \Be*tray"\ (b[-e]*tr[=a]"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Betrayed (-tr[=a]d"); p. pr. & vb. n. Betraying.] [OE. betraien, bitraien; pref. be- + OF. tra["i]r to betray, F. trahir, fr. L. tradere. See Traitor.]
- 1. To deliver into the hands of an enemy by treachery or fraud, in violation of trust; to give up treacherously or faithlessly; as, an officer betrayed the city. [1913 Webster]
- Jesus said unto them, The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men. --Matt. xvii. 22. [1913 Webster]
- 2. 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. [1913 Webster]
- But when I rise, I shall find my legs betraying me. --Johnson. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To violate the confidence of, by disclosing a secret, or that which one is bound in honor not to make known. [1913 Webster]
- Willing to serve or betray any government for hire. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To disclose or discover, as something which prudence would conceal; to reveal unintentionally. [1913 Webster]
- Be swift to hear, but cautious of your tongue, lest you betray your ignorance. --T. Watts. [1913 Webster]
- 5. To mislead; to expose to inconvenience not foreseen to lead into error or sin. [1913 Webster]
- Genius . . . often betrays itself into great errors. --T. Watts. [1913 Webster]
- 6. To lead astray, as a maiden; to seduce (as under promise of marriage) and then abandon. [1913 Webster]
- 7. To show or to indicate; -- said of what is not obvious at first, or would otherwise be concealed. [1913 Webster]
- All the names in the country betray great antiquity. --Bryant. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'betray'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abuse,
- apostatize,
- babble,
- bamboozle,
- be indiscreet,
- be unguarded,
- bear witness against,
- beguile,
- betoken,
- betray a confidence,
- blab,
- blabber,
- blow the whistle,
- bluff,
- blurt,
- blurt out,
- bolt,
- break away,
- break faith,
- cajole,
- cheat on,
- circumvent,
- collaborate,
- conjure,
- cross,
- debauch,
- deceive,
- defect,
- defile,
- deflower,
- delude,
- demonstrate,
- desert,
- despoil,
- diddle,
- disclose,
- discover,
- divulge,
- double-cross,
- dupe,
- ensnare,
- entrap,
- evidence,
- evince,
- expose,
- fail,
- fink,
- fool,
- force,
- forestall,
- gammon,
- get around,
- give away,
- gull,
- hoax,
- hocus-pocus,
- hoodwink,
- hornswaggle,
- humbug,
- impart,
- indicate,
- inform,
- inform against,
- inform on,
- juggle,
- lay bare,
- lead astray,
- leak,
- let down,
- let drop,
- let fall,
- let slip,
- manifest,
- misguide,
- mislead,
- mock,
- narc,
- outmaneuver,
- outreach,
- outsmart,
- outwit,
- overreach,
- peach,
- pigeon,
- play one false,
- pull out,
- put something over,
- rape,
- rat,
- ravage,
- ravish,
- renegade,
- reveal,
- reveal a secret,
- ruin,
- run out on,
- secede,
- seduce,
- sell,
- sell out,
- shop,
- show,
- sing,
- snare,
- snitch,
- snitch on,
- snow,
- soil,
- spill,
- spill the beans,
- split,
- squeal,
- stool,
- string along,
- sully,
- take in,
- talk,
- tattle,
- tattle on,
- tell,
- tell on,
- tell secrets,
- tell tales,
- testify against,
- trap,
- trick,
- turn in,
- turn informer,
- two-time,
- uncover,
- unveil,
- violate