Betray

Definition of Betray

Be`tray´ Pronunciation: bė`trā´

v. t.	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. [imp. & p. p. Betrayed (-trād"); p. pr. & vb. n. Betraying.] Jesus said unto them, The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men. - Matt. xvii. 22.
	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. But when I rise, I shall find my legs betraying me. - Johnson.
	3.	To violate the confidence of, by disclosing a secret, or that which one is bound in honor not to make known. Willing to serve or betray any government for hire. - Macaulay.
	4.	To disclose or discover, as something which prudence would conceal; to reveal unintentionally. Be swift to hear, but cautious of your tongue, lest you betray your ignorance. - T. Watts.
	5.	To mislead; to expose to inconvenience not foreseen to lead into error or sin. Genius . . . often betrays itself into great errors. - T. Watts.
	6.	To lead astray, as a maiden; to seduce (as under promise of marriage) and then abandon.
	7.	To show or to indicate; - said of what is not obvious at first, or would otherwise be concealed. All the names in the country betray great antiquity. - Bryant.

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