bewray
Americanverb (used with object)
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to reveal or expose.
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to betray.
verb
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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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Which processe sith no man did yet bewray, It seems unlikely that the Comets be Synods of starres that in wide Heaven stray.
From Democritus Platonissans by More, Henry
No intercepted lines thy deeds display, No gifts given secretly thy crime bewray.
From The Works of Christopher Marlowe, Vol. 3 (of 3) by Bullen, A. H. (Arthur Henry)
Full well I wote alwayes the present sprite, Or life that doth possesse the soul, doth blind, Shutting the windows ’gainst broad open day Lest fairer sights its uglinesse bewray.
From Democritus Platonissans by More, Henry
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 Bullen, A. H. (Arthur Henry)
However, their tongues bewray them; so I've violated no confidence.'
From Grey Roses by Harland, Henry
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