betray
verb (used with object)
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abandon, mislead, forsake, deceive, seduce, reveal, jilt, cross, trick, finger, bluff, desert, knife, delude, disclose, show, unmask, stool, evince, manifestExamples from the Web for betray
Contemporary Examples of betray
ISIS abducts boys, breaks them down, forces them to betray their families, then hopes to recruit them into its ranks.
Jones said that as far as he can tell, the article did not betray any secrets.
The very source of his tremendous talent and athleticism seemed to betray him.
“A public official,” he added, “who accepts bribesis tantamount to a traitor” because they betray the trust of the public.
To save its better potential, we need to betray what it has become.
Historical Examples of betray
He resolved to pretend to be dumb, and he charged Terence not to betray him.
Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10)Maria Edgeworth
His answer gave me a little start, but I did not betray myself.
The UnderdogF. Hopkinson Smith
Nay, that foot has no fellow in the wilderness; it will betray her.
The Last of the MohicansJames Fenimore Cooper
If Heman felt any surprise at her knowledge of his purpose, he did not betray it.
Meadow GrassAlice Brown
I warned you how it would be,—your own selfishness will betray and ruin you.
Alice, or The Mysteries, CompleteEdward Bulwer-Lytton