bewray

Meaning

1. To accuse; malign; speak evil of.
2. To reveal, divulge, or make (something) known; disclose.
3. To reveal, divulge, or make (something) known; disclose.
4. (obsolete) To reveal, divulge, or make (something) known; disclose.
5. (obsolete) To reveal, divulge, or make (something) known; disclose.
6. To reveal, divulge, or make (something) known; disclose.

Synonyms

betray

give

break

bring forth

catch

come across

defalcate

defraud

disclose

divulge

elicit

embezzle

evidence

expose

expound

exteriorize

give away

look

look like

muckrake

out

point

post

present

record

register

reveal

say

🗣️

screen

shew

show

talk

🗣️

tell

trip up

uncloak

unclothe

uncover

undeceive

unearth

unfold

unmask

unveil

bare

undrape

blow

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bɪˈɹeɪ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: bewraien

Inherited from Old English: *bewrēġan

Cognate with Old Frisian: biwrōgja

Cognate with Dutch: bewroegen

Cognate with Middle Low German: bewrȫgen

Cognate with Old High German: biruogen

Cognate with German: berügen

In summary

From Middle English bewraien, bewreyen, biwreyen, from Old English *bewrēġan, from Proto-Germanic *biwrōgijaną (“to speak about; tell on; inform of”), equivalent to be- + wray. 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”).