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betray vs reveal

reveal vs betray

betray and reveal both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
betray No No Yes No
reveal No No Yes No
As verbs, reveal is a hypernym of betray; that is, reveal is a word with a broader meaning than betray:
  • betray: reveal unintentionally
  • reveal: make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
Other hypernyms of betray include break, bring out, disclose, discover, divulge, expose, give away, let on, let out, uncover, unwrap.
betray (verb) reveal (verb)
give away information about somebody make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
reveal unintentionally make manifest
cause someone to believe an untruth disclose directly or through prophets
disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake
deliver to an enemy by treachery
be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage
Difference between betray and reveal

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