bewray
Americanverb (used with object)
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to reveal or expose.
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to betray.
verb
Other Word Forms
- bewrayer noun
- unbewrayed adjective
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
Example Sentences
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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 Camões, Luís de
"Sooth, thou art strong with temper for the very meagre cause a maiden will not bewray a poor man's name."
From Mistress Penwick by Payne, Dutton
In my great haste to return the Sangraal to the chamber and to right the grievous wrong committed by the untrue knight Sir Jason, I did bewray my trust again.
From A Knyght Ther Was by Young, Robert F.
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)
Neither do we leave them so, but we also severely and straitly hold them in by lawful and politic punishments, if they fortune to break out anywhere, and bewray themselves.
From The Apology of the Church of England by Bacon, Ann, Lady
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