let out vs betray

betray vs let out

let out and betray both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
let out	No	No	Yes	No
betray	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, betray is a hyponym of let out; that is, betray is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than let out:

let out: 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

Other hyponyms of let out include blackwash, muckrake, blow, out, come out, come out of the closet, out, spring, bewray, confide, leak, babble, babble out, blab, blab out, let the cat out of the bag, peach, sing, spill the beans, talk, tattle, reveal.

let out (verb)	betray (verb)
make (clothes) larger	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
express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)	cause someone to believe an untruth
bring out of a specific state	disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake
	deliver to an enemy by treachery
	be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage

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