Associations to the word «Bewray»
Noun
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Wiktionary
BEWRAY, verb. (transitive) (obsolete) To expose a deception.
BEWRAY, verb. (transitive) (archaic) To accuse; malign; speak evil of.
BEWRAY, verb. (transitive) To reveal; divulge; make known; declare; inform.
BEWRAY, verb. (transitive) To expose a person, rat someone out.
BEWRAY, verb. (transitive) To divulge a secret.
BEWRAY, verb. (transitive) To disclose or reveal (usually with reference to a person's identity or true character) perfidiously, prejudicially, or to one's discredit or harm; betray; expose.
BEWRAY, verb. (transitive) To reveal or disclose unintentionally or incidentally; show the presence or true character of; show or make visible.
BEWRAY, verb. To soil or befoul; to beray.
Dictionary definition
BEWRAY, verb. Reveal unintentionally; "Her smile betrayed her true feelings".
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