Definitions for bewray
bɪˈreɪbe·wray

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. betray, bewrayverb

   reveal unintentionally

   "Her smile betrayed her true feelings"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bewrayverb

   To expose a deception.

2. bewrayverb

   To accuse; malign; speak evil of.

3. bewrayverb

   To reveal; divulge; make known; declare; inform.

4. bewrayverb

   To expose a person, rat someone out.

5. bewrayverb

   To divulge a secret.

6. bewrayverb

   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.

7. bewrayverb

   To reveal or disclose unintentionally or incidentally; show the presence or true character of; show or make visible.

8. Etymology: From bewraien, bewreyen, equivalent to, from wregan, from wrōgijanan, from were-. Cognate with biwrogja, biruogen, Modern berügen, röja.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To BEWRAYverb

   Etymology: wregan, bewregan, Saxon.

   1. To betray; to discover perfidiously.

   Fair feeling words he wisely ’gan display,
   And, for her humour fitting purpose, fain
   To tempt the cause itself for to bewray. Fairy Queen, b. i.

   2. To shew; to make visible: this word is now little in use.

   She saw a pretty blush in Philodea’s cheeks bewray a modest discontentment. Philip Sidney.

   Men do sometimes bewray that by deeds, which to confess they are hardly drawn. Richard Hooker, b. i. § 7.

   Next look on him that seems for counsel fit,
   Whose silver locks bewray his store of days. Edward Fairfax, b. iii.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bewray

   To bewray is to reveal or expose something, often information that was meant to be kept a secret. It comes from Old English and is now somewhat archaic. It can also mean to betray someone by divulging their secrets.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bewrayverb

   to soil. See Beray

2. Bewrayverb

   to expose; to reveal; to disclose; to betray

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bewray

   be-rā′, v.t. (B.) to accuse: to point out: to betray or divulge unintentionally. [M. E. bewreien, be-, and A.S. wrégan, to accuse.]

Matched Categories

1. • Disclose

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How to pronounce bewray?

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   British

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   Australian

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How to say bewray in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of bewray in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of bewray in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=bewray
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Bewray
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=bewray
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bewray
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=bewray
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=bewray