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verb (used with object) Archaic.
1.
to reveal or expose.
2.
to betray.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English bewraien, equivalent to be- be- + wraien, Old English wrēgan to accuse, cognate with Old High German ruogen (German rügen), Gothic wrohjan
1250–1300; Middle English bewraien, equivalent to be- be- + wraien, Old English wrēgan to accuse, cognate with Old High German ruogen (German rügen), Gothic wrohjan
Related forms
be·wray·er, noun
un·be·wrayed, adjective
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| bewray (bɪˈreɪ) | |
| —vb | |
| (tr) an obsolete word for betray | |
| [C13: from | |
| be'wrayer | |
| —n | |
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Bewray definition
to reveal or disclose; an old English word equivalent to "betray" (Prov. 27:16; 29:24, R.V., "uttereth;" Isa. 16:3; Matt. 26:73).
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