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betray — I (disclose) verb acknowledge, admit, air, aperire, avow, bare, bear witness against, bring into the open, bring to light, come clean, confess, declare, detegere, divulge, double cross, expose, give away, give utterance to, impart, inform, inform … Law dictionary
betray — v. a. 1. Deliver up (by breach of trust), give up treacherously, give over to the foe. 2. Violate, break, prove recreant to, let perish, be false to. 3. Violate the confidence of, disclose the secrets of, deceive by treachery. 4. Divulge, reveal … New dictionary of synonyms
Betray — Be*tray (b[ e]*tr[=a] ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Betrayed} ( tr[=a]d ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Betraying}.] [OE. betraien, bitraien; pref. be + OF. tra[ i]r to betray, F. trahir, fr. L. tradere. See {Traitor}.] 1. To deliver into the hands of an enemy by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Betrayed — Betray Be*tray (b[ e]*tr[=a] ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Betrayed} ( tr[=a]d ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Betraying}.] [OE. betraien, bitraien; pref. be + OF. tra[ i]r to betray, F. trahir, fr. L. tradere. See {Traitor}.] 1. To deliver into the hands of an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Betraying — Betray Be*tray (b[ e]*tr[=a] ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Betrayed} ( tr[=a]d ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Betraying}.] [OE. betraien, bitraien; pref. be + OF. tra[ i]r to betray, F. trahir, fr. L. tradere. See {Traitor}.] 1. To deliver into the hands of an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
betray — verb a) 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. Again, to take a less extreme example, there is no denying that although the… … Wiktionary
Connacht — Connachta / Cúige Chonnacht Flag … Wikipedia
Malachi 2 — 1 And now, O ye priests, this commandment is for you. 2 If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the LORD of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have… … The King James version of the Bible
Cleophis — (Sanskrit: Kripa?)[1] was the mother of Assakenos or Assacanus, the reigning war leader of the Assakenoi or Assacani people at the time of Alexander s invasion (Curtius). The Assakenoi (Sanskrit Ashvakas: from Ashva = horse)[2] were a free people … Wikipedia
Spain — • This name properly signifies the whole peninsula which forms the south western extremity of Europe. Since the political separation of Portugal, however, the name has gradually come to be restricted to the largest of the four political divisions … Catholic encyclopedia
