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give away vs betray

betray vs give away

give away and betray both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
give away No No Yes No
betray No No Yes No
As verbs, betray is a hyponym of give away; that is, betray is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than give away:
  • give away: make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
  • betray: reveal unintentionally
As verbs, give away and betray are synonyms defined as:
  • give away and betray: give away information about somebody
Other synonyms of give away include denounce, grass, rat, shit, shop, snitch, stag, tell on.
give away (verb) betray (verb)
make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret give away information about somebody
give away information about somebody reveal unintentionally
make a gift of cause someone to believe an untruth
formally hand over to the bridegroom in marriage; of a bride by her father disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake
deliver to an enemy by treachery
be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage
Difference between give away and betray

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