bewray

American  

[bih-ray] / bɪˈreɪ /

verb (used with object)

Archaic.

1. to reveal or expose.

2. to betray.

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bewray British  

/ bɪˈreɪ /

verb

1. (tr) an obsolete word for betray

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Other Word Forms

• bewrayer
  noun
• unbewrayed
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of bewray

1250–1300; Middle English bewraien, equivalent to be- be- + wraien, Old English wrēgan to accuse, cognate with Old High German ruogen ( German rügen ), Gothic wrohjan

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Example Sentences

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bewray

"Nay, then, must I bewray confidence and tell thee that one who knows assures me that Priscilla Molines would not say thee nay wert thou to ask her?"

From Standish of Standish A story of the Pilgrims by Jane G. (Jane Goodwin) Austin

Te hee, quoth she; Make no fool of me; Men, I know, have oaths at pleasure, But, their hopes attainèd, They bewray they feignèd, And their oaths are kept at leisure.

From Lyrics from the Song-Books of the Elizabethan Age by A. H. (Arthur Henry) Bullen

"Hide the outcast; bewray not him that wandereth."

From The Underground Railroad A Record of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters, &c., Narrating the Hardships, Hair-Breadth Escapes and Death Struggles of the Slaves in Their Efforts for Freedom, As Related by Themselves and Others, or Witnessed by the Author. by William Still

His noble aspect, and the purple's ray, Amidst his train the gallant chief bewray.

From The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem by Luís de Camões

Barabas, Though thou deservest hardly at my hands, Yet never shall these lips bewray thy life!

From The Jew of Malta by Christopher Marlowe

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