English Explanatory Dictionary

bewray

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To accuse; malign; speak evil of.
  2. To reveal, divulge, or make (something) known; disclose.
  3. To reveal or disclose and show the presence or true character of, especially if unintentionally or incidentally, or else if perfidiously, prejudicially, or to one's discredit.
  4. To expose or rat out (someone).
  5. To expose to harm.
  6. To expose (a deception).
verb
  1. To soil or befoul; to beray.

Pronunciation

/bɪˈɹeɪ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bewray.wav

Word forms

bewray bewrays bewraying bewrayed

Etymology

From Middle English bewraien, bewreyen, biwreyen, from Old English *bewrēġan, from Proto-Germanic *biwrōgijaną (“to speak about; tell on; inform of”). 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”), Modern German berügen (“to defraud”).

Synonyms

besmirch denigrate diss assassinate asperse backbite badmouth befoul belibel besmear bewray blacken blame blaze blemish blot blur calumniate calumny chat shit chat shite cloud defame demonize deprave depreciate detract dirty discredit disgrace disparage disrepute drag through the mud forgab forspeak foul infamize lampoon libel malign monsterize muddy reproach revile scandal shit-talk slag slander smear smirch spatter spot speak ill of stab stain sully talk shit talk shite talk trash tarnish

Derived words

bewrayer bewrayingly bewrayment

Translations

Russian: выдавать
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