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bewray
[ bih-rey ]
verb (used with object)
Archaic.
- to reveal or expose.
- to betray.
bewray
/ ɪˈɪ /
verb
- tr an obsolete word for betray
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Derived Forms
- ˈɰ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms
- ·ɰİ noun
- ܲb·ɰ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of bewray1
C13: from be- + Old English ɰŧ to accuse; related to Gothic ɰōᲹ
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Example Sentences
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Silence in love bewrays more woe Than words, though ne'er so witty:A beggar that is dumb, you know, May challenge double pity.
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Alas! about her speech there could be no two opinions—it bewrayed her.
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One that is true to his own land never bewrays another.”
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After a long and minute examination, he bewrayed nothing incoherent in his discourse.
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For what you ought to do, And you should all be saying, In fact of all things true This pen will be bewraying.
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