verb
bewray
Bewray (verb) means to blame someone or say bad things about them.
verb
1
To blame someone or say bad things about them.
2
To let something become known, especially something secret.
"But we will not eat nor drink with the lords of Witchland, who bewrayed and forsook us their sworn confederates at the sea-fight against the Ghouls."
— Eric Rücker Eddison, The Worm Ouroboros: A Romance (1922)
3
To show what someone or something is really like, often without meaning to, or in a way that damages their reputation.
"His very speeches bewray the man – intensely human, frank and single-hearted"
— The Times, col. A (1905)
4
To inform on someone or give them away.
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Etymology
Came into English from Middle English bewraien, bewreyen or biwreyen, which developed from Old English *bewrēġan, itself from Proto-Germanic *biwrōgijaną (“to speak about; tell on; inform of”). It is cognate with Old Frisian biwrōgja (“to disclose, reveal”), Dutch bewroegen (“to blame; accuse”), Middle Low German bewrȫgen (“to accuse; complain about; punish”), Old High German biruogen (“to disclose, reveal”) and Modern German berügen (“to defraud”).
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What is the meaning of bewray?
"bewray" (verb) means to blame someone or say bad things about them.
What is another word for bewray?
Other words for "bewray" include badmouth, denigrate, besmear, asperse, diss, besmirch.
What is the opposite of bewray?
The opposite of "bewray" is obscure.
What are the different meanings of bewray?
"bewray" has 3 main meanings: 1. To blame someone or say bad things about them; 2. To let something become known, especially something secret; 3. To show what someone or something is really like, often without meaning to, or in a way that damages their reputation.
