BEWRAYING

Etymology 1

Noun

bewraying (plural bewrayings)

The act or process of divulging or revealing information

Etymology 2

Verb

bewraying

present participle of bewray

Source: Wiktionary


BEWRAY

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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