Definition of bewray Bewray

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We found 12 definitions of bewray from 5 different sources.

What does bewray mean?

Verb
bewray - reveal unintentionally; "Her smile betrayed her true feelings"
		betray
		divulge, let on, unwrap, disclose, reveal, let out, give away, discover, expose, bring out, break make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her"; "unwrap the evidence in the murder case"

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bewray (Verb)
To expose a deception.
bewray (Verb)
To accuse; malign; speak evil of.
bewray (Verb)
To reveal; divulge; make known; declare; inform.
bewray (Verb)
To expose a person, rat someone out.
bewray (Verb)
To divulge a secret.
bewray (Verb)
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.
bewray (Verb)
To reveal or disclose unintentionally or incidentally; show the presence or true character of; show or make visible.

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.]