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be·wray (bĭ-rā′) tr.v. be·wrayed ,
be·wray·ing ,
be·wrays Archaic To disclose, divulge, or betray.
[Middle English biwreien : bi- , be- + wreien , to accuse (from Old English wrēgan ).]
bewray (bɪˈreɪ ) vb (
tr ) an obsolete word for
betray [C13: from be- + Old English wrēgan to accuse; related to Gothic wrōhjan ]
beˈwrayer n
be•wray (bɪˈreɪ) v.t. Archaic. to reveal or expose.
[1250–1300; Middle English
bewraien =
be- be- +
wraien, Old English
wrēgen to accuse]
bewray Past participle: bewrayedGerund: bewrayingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I bewray you bewray he/she/it bewrays we bewray you bewray they bewray
Preterite I bewrayed you bewrayed he/she/it bewrayed we bewrayed you bewrayed they bewrayed
Present Continuous I am bewraying you are bewraying he/she/it is bewraying we are bewraying you are bewraying they are bewraying
Present Perfect I have bewrayed you have bewrayed he/she/it has bewrayed we have bewrayed you have bewrayed they have bewrayed
Past Continuous I was bewraying you were bewraying he/she/it was bewraying we were bewraying you were bewraying they were bewraying
Past Perfect I had bewrayed you had bewrayed he/she/it had bewrayed we had bewrayed you had bewrayed they had bewrayed
Future I will bewray you will bewray he/she/it will bewray we will bewray you will bewray they will bewray
Future Perfect I will have bewrayed you will have bewrayed he/she/it will have bewrayed we will have bewrayed you will have bewrayed they will have bewrayed
Future Continuous I will be bewraying you will be bewraying he/she/it will be bewraying we will be bewraying you will be bewraying they will be bewraying
Present Perfect Continuous I have been bewraying you have been bewraying he/she/it has been bewraying we have been bewraying you have been bewraying they have been bewraying
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been bewraying you will have been bewraying he/she/it will have been bewraying we will have been bewraying you will have been bewraying they will have been bewraying
Past Perfect Continuous I had been bewraying you had been bewraying he/she/it had been bewraying we had been bewraying you had been bewraying they had been bewraying
Conditional I would bewray you would bewray he/she/it would bewray we would bewray you would bewray they would bewray
Past Conditional I would have bewrayed you would have bewrayed he/she/it would have bewrayed we would have bewrayed you would have bewrayed they would have bewrayed
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. bewray - reveal unintentionally; "Her smile betrayed her true feelings"disclose ,
let on ,
divulge ,
expose ,
give away ,
let out ,
reveal ,
unwrap ,
discover ,
bring out ,
break - make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her"; "unwrap the evidence in the murder case"
bewray - reveal unintentionally; "Her smile betrayed her true feelings"