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betray

/bɪtˈɹeɪ/bih-TRAY
/bɪtˈɹeɪ/bih-TRAY

Meaninghand over

Common meaning: be disloyal to or reveal a confidence

Journey through time

  1. Latintradere‘hand over’source
  2. Old Frenchtraïr‘betray’source
  3. Middle Englishbitrayen‘betray’source
  4. Englishmeaning shiftshand over → be disloyal to or reveal a confidencebetray‘be disloyal to or reveal a confidence’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin tradere ‘hand over’.

Roots

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