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betrayed |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Betray \Be*tray"\ (b[-e]*tr[=a]"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Betrayed} (-tr[=a]d"); p. pr & vb n. {Betraying}.] [OE. betraien bitraien pref. be- + OF tra["i]r 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. 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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