Bewreyed

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Archaically made known or exposed something that was meant to stay hidden ; treacherously given away or misled someone who trusted you
2. Old-fashioned term for having disclosed a secret or shown what was concealed ; having been unfaithful to or tricked a person who relied on you
3. Revealed in an archaic sense, as something hidden was uncovered ; deceived or disloyally handed over, as a trusting friend would be

Etymology: "Bewreyed" is an older spelling of "bewrayed," the past tense of "bewray," a verb that has been in English since the Middle Ages. It combines the prefix "be-" with "wray," from Old English "wrēgan," which meant to accuse or denounce. Someone who was bewrayed was exposed, often against their will, as when a telltale sign gives away a hidden truth. The verb's sense shifted over time. Its earliest uses leaned toward accusation, but it came to mean revealing something that was meant to stay hidden, sometimes without the speaker intending to. A blush, a slip of the tongue, or a dropped letter could all bewray a person. Because "bewray" sounds so close to "betray," the two verbs have often been mixed up, though they come from different roots: "betray" arrived from Old French, while "bewray" grew from native English material.

Synonyms: betray, reveal, disclose

Antonyms: conceal, hide