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betrays

/bɪˈtreɪz/ /beɪˈtreɪz/

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verb

To deliver into the hands of an enemy by treachery or fraud, in violation of trust; to give up treacherously or faithlessly.

Examples :

"an officer betrayed the city"

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verb

To prove faithless or treacherous to, as to a trust or one who trusts; to be false to; to deceive.

Examples :

"My eyes have been betraying me since I turned sixty."

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verb

To violate the confidence of, by disclosing a secret, or that which one is bound in honor not to make known.

Examples :

""John betrays his friend's trust when he tells everyone her secret." "

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verb

To disclose or indicate, for example something which prudence would conceal; to reveal unintentionally.

Examples :

"Though he had lived in England for many years, a faint accent betrayed his Swedish origin."

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verb

To mislead; to expose to inconvenience not foreseen; to lead into error or sin.

Examples :

"The faulty GPS betrays drivers by leading them down dead-end streets. "

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verb

To lead astray; to seduce (as under promise of marriage) and then abandon.

Examples :

"He promised her the world, but ultimately he betrays her, leaving her heartbroken and alone. "

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