# bewray

> English word · Verb · IPA /bɪˈɹeɪ/

## Definitions
1. To accuse; malign; speak evil of.
2. To reveal, divulge, or make (something) known; disclose.
3. To reveal, divulge, or make (something) known; disclose.
4. To reveal, divulge, or make (something) known; disclose.
5. To reveal, divulge, or make (something) known; disclose.
6. To reveal, divulge, or make (something) known; disclose.

## Etymology
From Middle English bewraien, bewreyen, biwreyen, from Old English *bewrēġan, from Proto-Germanic *biwrōgijaną (“to speak about; tell on; inform of”). Cognate with Old Frisian biwrōgja (“to disclose, reveal”), Dutch bewroegen (“to blame; accuse”), Middle Low German bewrȫgen (“to accuse; complain about; punish”), Old High German biruogen (“to disclose, reveal”), Modern German berügen (“to defraud”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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