betraying

verb

cause someone to believe an untruth

give away information about somebody

be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage

disappoint, prove undependable to

deliver to an enemy by treachery

reveal unintentionally

Roots

traderetray- · Latin · hand over

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Where does betraying come from?

The word betraying breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root tray-, from Latin tradere (“hand over”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.