The Meaning of betray

• (v. t.) To deliver into the hands of an enemy by treachery or fraud, in violation of trust; to give up treacherously or faithlessly; as, an officer betrayed the city.
• (v. t.) To prove faithless or treacherous to, as to a trust or one who trusts; to be false to; to deceive; as, to betray a person or a cause.
• (v. t.) To violate the confidence of, by disclosing a secret, or that which one is bound in honor not to make known.
• (v. t.) To disclose or discover, as something which prudence would conceal; to reveal unintentionally.
• (v. t.) To mislead; to expose to inconvenience not foreseen to lead into error or sin.
• (v. t.) To lead astray, as a maiden; to seduce (as under promise of marriage) and then abandon.
• (v. t.) To show or to indicate; -- said of what is not obvious at first, or would otherwise be concealed.

Synonyms

bewray , sell , fail , cheat on , cheat , cuckold , wander , denounce , tell on , give away , rat , grass , shit , shop , snitch , stag , deceive , lead astray

Antonyms

undeceive

Rhymes

aaa , abbe , aday , ae , afsane , aggrey , aigner , airway , allais , allay , alleyway , alloway , andre , andrei , antigay , anway , anyway , archway , array , asay , asea , ashtray , astray , attache , away , ay , b-j , ballet , banpais , barclay , bay , baye , bayh , beaujolais , beaupre , beauvais , beltway , benet , beret , bernay , bey , birthday , blay , bley , bombay , boulais , boulay , bouquet , bouvier , brae , bray , breakaway , breezeway , broadway , brockway , bta , buffet , buga , byway , cabaret , cabernet , cabriolet , cache , cafe , calais , calvey , caraway , carraway , carre , castaway , cathay , causeway , cay , cea , ceta , chalet , che , chez , cia , ciskei , clay , cliche , cluj , coday , communique , companionway , convey , conway , corday , cray , crochet , croquet , curare , dae , dalai , day , daye , decay , defray , dekay , delay , delray , deseret , dey , disarray , dismay , disobey , display , divorcee , dk , dolce , dominee , donais , doomsday , doorway , dorais , dossier , doubleday , dovey , downplay , dray , drey , driveway , duarte , dumais , dunaway , dunlavey , dupay , ekk , enrile , entree , essay , everyday , expressway , fairway , faraday , faraway , fay , fe , fey , fiance , filet , fillet , flay , flyway , foia , foreplay , francais , fray , freeway , freightway , frey , friday , fuente , gainsay , galle , galloway , gallway , gateway , gay , gaye , gerais , gervais , getaway , giveaway , golladay , gourmet , gray , graye , greenaway , grey , guay , halfway , hallway , hathaway , hay , haye , headway , hearsay , hefei , heigh , hemingway , hervey , hevey , hey , heyday , hiaa , hideaway , highway , hiway , holiday , holladay , holliday , hongwei , hooray , horseplay , hurray , hwe , hyundai , ilhae , imlay , infante , inlay , interplay , intraday , j , jacquet , jae , jay , jaye , jna , jonbenet , jose , jouret , k , kahane , kamei , kawate , kay , kaye , kkk , kley , kokate , kootenay , kouyate , kray , krey , la-carre , laigh , laissez , lait , langlais , laraway , latte , lay , laye , leeway , lei , levey , ley , leyh , lihue , lingerie , lunday , lurvey , lyday , lyonnais , mackay , macknay , maclay , macrame , madre , mae , mainstay , mandalay , manet , marais , marquai , matinee , may , mcbay , mccay , mcclay , mccrae , mccray , mckay , mclay , mcnay , mcquay , mcrae , mcray , mcshea , mcstay , mcvey , melee , meservey , mey , midday , midway , millay , mobay , monday , monet , monterey , monterrey , morais , moray , moutray , mulvey , munday , naivete , nay , neigh , nej , newsday , ney , nicolay , niday , nisei , nissei , noaa , norway , obey , oj , ok , okay , olay , olivier , one-way , oshea , outlay , outweigh , overlay , overpay , overplay , overstay , padre , palais , palay , paraguay , parfait , parkway , parquet , passageway , passe , pathway , pay , payday , paye , pei , pinochet , play , poitier , porcher , portray , pray , prepay , prey , protege , puree , purvey , quay , quaye , raceway , rae , railway , ramsay , ray , raye , re , rea , reay , redisplay , reggae , relay , rene , renee , repay , replay , resnais , resume , rey , ricochet , ridgeway , ridgway , risque , roadway , rockaway , runaway , runway , sachet , saturday , saute , say , saye , screenplay , seaway , seay , sergei , shay , shea , skyway , slay , sleigh , snay , sobriquet , societe , soiree , someday , sorbet , souffle , speedway , spey , spillway , splay , spray , stairway , stay , straightaway , stray , strey , subway , sunday , superhighway , survey , sway , swordplay , tae , tay , they , throughway , throwaway , thruway , thursday , today , torme , toupee , transkei , tray , treadway , tredway , trey , tuesday , turvey , underpay , underplay , uruguay , vadnais , valet , vey , waga , walkway , waterway , way , waye , waylay , wednesday , weekday , wei , weigh , wey , whey , workaday , workday , wray , wy , x-ray , yay , yea , yesterday