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What is another word for betrays?

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To express or convey one's thoughts or feelings

To betray someone that has one's trust

To inform on someone to the authorities

To divulge or expose (confidential or secret) information

To attract or lure by temptation

To let someone down by abandoning or neglecting them

To deceive or cheat

To be unfaithful to one's spouse or partner

To renounce, especially when contrary to a promise or obligation

To harm or lower the reputation or dignity of

To return to a place after having been there at a previous time

To give away (something valuable) for the purpose of gaining something else

To debase or destroy the moral purity of

To break one's word or promise

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To express or convey one's thoughts or feelings

publicises^UK

publicizes^US

symbolizes^US

symbolises^UK

serves as evidence of

verbalizes^US

verbalises^UK

vocalizes^US

vocalises^UK

summarizes^US

summarises^UK

itemizes^US

itemises^UK

shouts from the rooftops

emphasizes^US

emphasises^UK

catalogues^UK

paints a word picture of

catalogs^US

gives a description of

communicates information

exchanges information

feigns the identity of

maintains that one is

proclaims that one is

implies that one is

asserts that one is

poses as

passes oneself off as

masquerades as

passes for

represents oneself as

popularises^UK

popularizes^US

lets the cat out of the bag

drops a hint

rumours^UK

tips someone the wink about

gets at

gives a hint

drives at

rumors^US

gives someone an inkling of

alludes to the fact

makes reference to the fact

gives someone to believe

says indirectly

gives an inkling

gives a clue

gives someone to understand

conveys the impression

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“Joseph was radiant, but occasionally his face would betray his fear and dismay.”

Verb

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To betray someone that has one's trust

“He couldn't possibly betray his own brother by advising the preacher against giving him Alice's hand in marriage.”

Verb

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To inform on someone to the authorities

turns state's evidence

turns King's evidence

turns Queen's evidence

puts someone's pot on

acts as an informer

blows the gaff

turns over

spills the beans about

tells the authorities about

tells the police about

canaries

gives someone a Judas kiss

lets the cat out of the bag

makes a complaint against

makes a charge against

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“A fake identity would mean Orson would have had a difficult time trying to find him or betray him to the authorities if he turned against him.”

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To divulge or expose (confidential or secret) information

brings out into the open

exposes information

lets the cat out of the bag

publicizes^US

publicises^UK

runs off at the mouth

spills the beans about

recognizes^US

recognises^UK

brings to public notice

brings to public attention

gets out of your system

spills your guts about

verbalizes^US

itemizes^US

itemises^UK

verbalises^UK

realizes^US

realises^UK

catalogues^UK

catalogs^US

makes a clean breast of

vocalizes^US

summarizes^US

summarises^UK

paints a word picture of

gives a description of

vocalises^UK

communicates information

exchanges information

comes out of the closet

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“Members promised not to betray certain details of the pact they had made.”

Verb

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To attract or lure by temptation

whets the appetite of

leads up garden path

makes your mouth water

dangles

tricks

dangles a carrot in front of

maneuvers^US

manoeuvres^UK

tantalizes^US

tantalises^UK

arouses someone's interest in

keeps someone hanging on

talks someone into something

twists one's arm

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“I vowed never to betray her with false expressions of security.”

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To let someone down by abandoning or neglecting them

takes oneself off from

gives someone the push

gives the elbow

gives someone the big E

axes^UK

falls short of expectation

lets someone down

stabs in the back

goes

leaves someone holding the baby

gives the old heave-ho

gives someone the air

stops participating in

leaves holding the bag

divorces oneself from

has nothing more to do with

lets someone stew in their own juice

gives something a miss

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Verb

To deceive or cheat

victimises^UK

victimizes^US

takes to the cleaners

pulls one's leg

sells a pup to

ropes in

pulls the wool over someone's eyes

leads up the garden path

leads down the garden path

maneuvers^US

manoeuvres^UK

puts on the wrong track

puts up smoke screen

gives someone a bum steer

gives the wrong impression

wrong steers

sends on a wild goose chase

throws off the scent

gives wrong information to

pulls something funny

puts someone up to something

sells a bill of goods to

does someone in the eye

plays fast and loose with

gives the runaround

sends on a wild-goose chase

twists around your little finger

uses for one's own ends

tells a terminological inexactitude

departs from the truth

tells a white lie

forswears oneself

says something untrue

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Verb

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To be unfaithful to one's spouse or partner

Verb

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To renounce, especially when contrary to a promise or obligation

Verb

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To harm or lower the reputation or dignity of

dishonors^US

dishonours^UK

minimises^UK

minimizes^US

Verb

To return to a place after having been there at a previous time

Verb

To give away (something valuable) for the purpose of gaining something else

Verb

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To debase or destroy the moral purity of

demoralises^UK

demoralizes^US

bastardises^UK

bastardizes^US

brutalises^UK

brutalizes^US

Verb

To break one's word or promise

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