BEWRAY

betray, bewray

(verb) reveal unintentionally; “Her smile betrayed her true feelings”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Verb

bewray (third-person singular simple present bewrays, present participle bewraying, simple past and past participle bewrayed)

(transitive, archaic) To accuse; malign; speak evil of.

(transitive) To reveal, divulge, or make (something) known; disclose.

(transitive) To reveal or disclose and show the presence or true character of, especially if unintentionally or incidentally, or else if perfidiously, prejudicially, or to one's discredit.

(transitive) To expose or rat out (someone).

(transitive, obsolete) To expose to harm.

(transitive, obsolete) To expose (a deception).

Usage notes

This word is often glossed as being a synonym of "betray", but this is only valid for the senses of "betray" that involve revealing information.

Synonyms

• (to reveal): expose; see also reveal or divulge

• (to expose or rat out): inform, grass up, snitch; see also rat out

Etymology 2

Verb

bewray (third-person singular simple present bewrays, present participle bewraying, simple past and past participle bewrayed)

(obsolete) To soil or befoul; to beray.

Source: Wiktionary

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Be*wray", v. t.

Definition: To soil. See Beray.

Be*wray", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bewrayed; p. pr. & vb. n. Bewraying.] Etym: [OE. bewraien, biwreyen; pref. be- + AS. wr to accuse, betray; akin to OS. wr, OHG. ruog, G. rügen, Icel. rægja, Goth. wr to accuse.]

Definition: To expose; to reveal; to disclose; to betray. [Obs. or Archaic] The murder being once done, he is in less fear, and in more hope that the deed shall not be bewrayed or known. Robynson (More's Utopia. ) Thy speech bewrayeth thee. Matt. xxvi. 73.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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