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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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. [1913 Webster] Jesus said unto them, The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men. --Matt. xvii. 22. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] But when I rise, I shall find my legs betraying me. --Johnson. [1913 Webster] 3. To violate the confidence of, by disclosing a secret, or that which one is bound in honor not to make known. [1913 Webster] Willing to serve or betray any government for hire. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 4. To disclose or discover, as something which prudence would conceal; to reveal unintentionally. [1913 Webster] Be swift to hear, but cautious of your tongue, lest you betray your ignorance. --T. Watts. [1913 Webster] 5. To mislead; to expose to inconvenience not foreseen to lead into error or sin. [1913 Webster] Genius . . . often betrays itself into great errors. --T. Watts. [1913 Webster] 6. To lead astray, as a maiden; to seduce (as under promise of marriage) and then abandon. [1913 Webster] 7. To show or to indicate; -- said of what is not obvious at first, or would otherwise be concealed. [1913 Webster] All the names in the country betray great antiquity. --Bryant. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: betray v 1: reveal unintentionally; "Her smile betrayed her true feelings" [syn: {betray}, {bewray}] 2: deliver to an enemy by treachery; "Judas sold Jesus"; "The spy betrayed his country" [syn: {betray}, {sell}] 3: 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" [syn: {fail}, {betray}] 4: be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage; "She cheats on her husband"; "Might her husband be wandering?" [syn: {cheat on}, {cheat}, {cuckold}, {betray}, {wander}] 5: give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam" [syn: {denounce}, {tell on}, {betray}, {give away}, {rat}, {grass}, {shit}, {shop}, {snitch}, {stag}] 6: cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house" [syn: {deceive}, {betray}, {lead astray}] [ant: {undeceive}]