The Clue
Act traitorous to (6 letter answer)
The Answer
BETRAY
Tags
Notes
The answer BETRAY is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1800 puzzles.
Related Clues
Accidentally reveal
Be disloyal
Be disloyal to
Double-cross
Manifest; reveal
Sell out
Stab in the back
Definition
BETRAY as a verb:
1. (betray, bewray) = reveal unintentionally; "Her smile betrayed her true feelings"
2. (betray, sell) = deliver to an enemy by treachery; "Judas sold Jesus"; "The spy betrayed his country"
3. (fail, betray) = disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake; "His sense of smell failed him this time"; "His strength finally failed him"; "His children failed him in the crisis"
4. (cheat on, cheat, cuckold, betray, wander) = be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage; "She cheats on her husband"; "Might her husband be wandering?"
5. (denounce, tell on, betray, give away, rat, grass, shit, shop, snitch, stag) = give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam"
6. (deceive, betray, lead astray) = cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house"