bewray

Verb

Verb Forms: bewrayed, bewraying, bewrays

To reveal, betray, or expose something.
reveal unintentionally
To accuse; malign; speak evil of.
To reveal, divulge, or make (something) known; disclose.
To reveal, divulge, or make (something) known; disclose.
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.
To reveal, divulge, or make (something) known; disclose.
To expose or rat out (someone).
To reveal, divulge, or make (something) known; disclose.
To expose to harm.
To reveal, divulge, or make (something) known; disclose.
To expose (a deception).
To soil or befoul; to beray.

Examples

His smug expression would bewray the fact that he had a bingo on his rack.

Origin / 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

betray, divulge, expose, grass up, inform, rat out, reveal, snitch

Scrabble Score: 14

bewray: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
bewray: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
bewray: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

bewray: valid Words With Friends Word