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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
betray \betray"\ b-etr=a", v. t. imp. p. p.
betrayed -tr=ad"; p. pr. vb. n. betraying. oe.
betraien, bitraien; pref. be- + of. tra"ir 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.
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jesus said unto them, the son of man shall be
betrayed into the hands of men. --matt. xvii.
22.
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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.
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but when i rise, i shall find my legs betraying me.
--johnson.
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3. 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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willing to serve or betray any government for hire.
--macaulay.
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4. to disclose or discover, as something which prudence would
conceal; to reveal unintentionally.
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be swift to hear, but cautious of your tongue, lest
you betray your ignorance. --t. watts.
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5. to mislead; to expose to inconvenience not foreseen to
lead into error or sin.
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genius . . . often betrays itself into great errors.
--t. watts.
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6. to lead astray, as a maiden; to seduce as under promise
of marriage and then abandon.
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7. to show or to indicate; -- said of what is not obvious at
first, or would otherwise be concealed.
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all the names in the country betray great antiquity.
--bryant.
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see also:
betrayed betraying traitor
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
betraying
adj : revealing unintentionally; "a betraying blush spread over
her face"
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