Betray

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.

Verb	1.	betray - reveal unintentionally; "Her smile betrayed her true feelings" Synonyms: bewray
	2.	betray - deliver to an enemy by treachery; "Judas sold Jesus"; "The spy betrayed his country" Synonyms: sell
	3.	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" Synonyms: fail
	4.	betray - be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage; "She cheats on her husband"; "Might her husband be wandering?" Synonyms: cheat on, cuckold, wander, cheat
	5.	betray - give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam" Synonyms: shit, tell on, snitch, stag, shop, denounce, give away, grass, rat
	6.	betray - cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house" Synonyms: deceive, lead astray

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