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The correct spelling is betray.
How to pronounce betray
/bəˈtɹeɪ/
verbIPA: /bəˈtɹeɪ/
Say it like: Bet-raee
The correct spelling is betray. To deliver into the hands of an enemy by treachery or fraud, in violation of trust; to give up treacherously or faithlessly. For example: "an officer betrayed the city"
Usage Examples
“an officer betrayed the city”
“My eyes have been betraying me since I turned sixty.”
“Though he had lived in England for many years, a faint accent betrayed his Swedish origin.”
Definition
verb
- 1.To deliver into the hands of an enemy by treachery or fraud, in violation of trust; to give up treacherously or faithlessly.
- 2.To prove faithless or treacherous to, as to a trust or one who trusts; to be false to; to deceive.
- 3.To violate the confidence of, by disclosing a secret, or that which one is bound in honor not to make known.
- 4.To disclose or indicate, for example something which prudence would conceal; to reveal unintentionally.
- 5.To mislead; to expose to inconvenience not foreseen; to lead into error or sin.
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