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betray definition
betray |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb betray 4 of 6 senses of betray Sense 2 betray, sell => double cross Sense 4 cheat on cheat, cuckold, betray, wander => twotime => play around fool around Sense 5 denounce, tell on betray, give away rat, grass, peach, shit, shop, snitch, stag => tip off sell out Sense 6 deceive, betray, lead astray => pose, impersonate, personate => bamboozle, snow, hoodwink, pull the wool over someone's eyes, lead by the nose, play false => gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on take in put one over put one across Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb betray 4 of 6 senses of betray Sense 2 betray, sell => double cross Sense 4 cheat on cheat, cuckold, betray, wander => twotime => play around fool around Sense 5 denounce, tell on betray, give away rat, grass, peach, shit, shop, snitch, stag => tip off sell out Sense 6 deceive, betray, lead astray => pose, impersonate, personate => masquerade => bamboozle, snow, hoodwink, pull the wool over someone's eyes, lead by the nose, play false => gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on take in put one over put one across => pull the leg of kid Entailment of verb betray Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb betray 6 senses of betray Sense 1 betray, bewray => disclose, let on bring out reveal, discover, expose, declare, divulge, impart, break, give away let out Sense 2 betray, sell => deceive, lead on delude, cozen Sense 3 fail betray => disappoint, let down Sense 4 cheat on cheat, cuckold, betray, wander => deceive, lead on delude, cozen Sense 5 denounce, tell on betray, give away rat, grass, peach, shit, shop, snitch, stag => inform Sense 6 deceive, betray, lead astray => misinform, mislead Familiarity of verb betray betray used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 6) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb betray Sense 1 betray, bewray => disclose, let on bring out reveal, discover, expose, declare, divulge, impart, break, give away let out -------------- Sense 2 betray, sell => deceive, lead on delude, cozen -------------- Sense 3 fail betray => disappoint, let down -------------- Sense 4 cheat on cheat, cuckold, betray, wander => deceive, lead on delude, cozen -------------- Sense 5 denounce, tell on betray, give away rat, grass, peach, shit, shop, snitch, stag => inform -------------- Sense 6 deceive, betray, lead astray => misinform, mislead -------------- Grep of noun betray betrayal betrayer Overview of verb betray The verb betray has 6 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (8) betray, bewray -- (reveal unintentionally; "Her smile betrayed her true feelings") 2. (3) betray, sell -- (deliver to an enemy by treachery; "Judas sold Jesus"; "The spy betrayed his country") 3. (2) fail betray -- (disappoint, prove undependable to abandon, forsake; "His sense of smell failed him this time"; "His strength finally failed him"; "His children failed him in the crisis") 4. (1) cheat on cheat, cuckold, betray, wander -- (be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage; "She cheats on her husband"; "Might her husband be wandering?") 5. (1) denounce, tell on betray, give away rat, grass, peach, shit, shop, snitch, stag -- (give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam") 6. deceive, betray, lead astray -- (cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house") Grep of adj betray betraying Overview of verb betray The verb betray has 6 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (8) betray, bewray -- (reveal unintentionally; "Her smile betrayed her true feelings") 2. (3) betray, sell -- (deliver to an enemy by treachery; "Judas sold Jesus"; "The spy betrayed his country") 3. (2) fail betray -- (disappoint, prove undependable to abandon, forsake; "His sense of smell failed him this time"; "His strength finally failed him"; "His children failed him in the crisis") 4. (1) cheat on cheat, cuckold, betray, wander -- (be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage; "She cheats on her husband"; "Might her husband be wandering?") 5. (1) denounce, tell on betray, give away rat, grass, peach, shit, shop, snitch, stag -- (give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam") 6. deceive, betray, lead astray -- (cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house")
betray definition
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