Antonyms for betraying


Grammar : Verb
Spell : bih-trey
Phonetic Transcription : bɪˈtreɪ


Definition of betraying

Origin :
  • late 13c., bitrayen "mislead, deceive, betray," from be- + obsolete Middle English tray, from Old French traine "betrayal, deception, deceit," from trair (Modern French trahir) "betray, deceive," from Latin tradere "hand over," from trans- "across" (see trans-) + dare "to give" (see date (n.1)). Related: Betrayed; betraying.
  • verb be disloyal
  • verb divulge, expose information
Example sentences :
  • There was no current, and no breath of wind to stir the water into betraying riffles.
  • Extract from : « The Forest » by Stewart Edward White
  • If he had a secret, however, I do not feel justified in betraying it.
  • Extract from : « Beauty and The Beast, and Tales From Home » by Bayard Taylor
  • It's they that we shall have to reduce to impotence if they persist in betraying the country!
  • Extract from : « The Fortune of the Rougons » by Emile Zola
  • Barbara did not know what he meant but she had no intention of betraying that fact.
  • Extract from : « Shavings » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • For no man cares to be laughed at for such feelings as Tremayne had been led into betraying.
  • Extract from : « The Snare » by Rafael Sabatini
  • "I had no thought of betraying you or of saving the Duke," she said.
  • Extract from : « Mistress Wilding » by Rafael Sabatini
  • But deeply though his rage was moved, it did not blind him to the folly of betraying it.
  • Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini
  • "I will fetch the money," said he, betraying his purpose by his alacrity.
  • Extract from : « The Tavern Knight » by Rafael Sabatini
  • Zounds, Hogan, do you mean that Joseph Ashburn was betraying me into this man's hands?
  • Extract from : « The Tavern Knight » by Rafael Sabatini
  • “If betraying his country is a fashionable virtue,” replied the valet.
  • Extract from : « The Strollers » by Frederic S. Isham

Synonyms for betraying

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