“Betray” or “bestow” - how right?

Very often when writing, it is difficult to write correctly - “betray” or “give”. Indeed, these two verbs are very similar in spelling, with the exception of just one letter. And when pronouncing them, it’s impossible to distinguish them at all, since in both cases the sound “and” is heard in the first syllable. Nevertheless, there are a number of tips on this subject that will help to understand this difficult issue.

The meaning of the verb "betray"

In order to figure out how to write correctly - “betray” or “give”, you should first become familiar with the meanings of each word.

In the dictionary for the first of these, the following three are most often found:

• The first is "to change, violate loyalty to someone or something." Example: “Despite the fact that I had to endure the torture, Soloviev did not betray anyone during the investigation, or while already in the camp.”
• The second meaning is provided with such marks as "obsolete", "book" and is interpreted as "give, give to power, at someone else's disposal." Example: “Literally a beast before our eyes, Valentin shouted:“ Are you getting confused again under your feet? Are you doing this on purpose? Look, play out, and I will hand you over to the police! ”
• The third option is to “expose to some action, bring it into some state”. Example: "If someone is slandering his father or his mother, he must be put to death."

The meaning of the verb "give"

As for the verb “give”, then in the dictionary you can find four interpretations of it.

• The first of these is "give, supplement, add." Example: "This person has a strong character that allows him not to hide his own disapproval of what is happening around, and be able to give his statements a special solidity and weightiness."
• The second is "to increase, strengthen some quality." Example: "The priests explain that the holidays have two religious functions: the first of them is to give the world new energy, and the second is to clean the old being, which is defiled."
• In accordance with the third meaning, to “give” is (in combination with such nouns as “form”, “appearance”, “appearance”) “to do something by type or character”. Example: “Friends were surprised:“ Could he have married only so that the hostess was in the house, to give himself more weight in society, and his complete bachelor apartment - the fullness of the family house? ””.
• The fourth, combined with nouns, “meaning”, “price”, “value”, “importance” will mean: “relate to something in one way or another, comprehend”. Example: “I seriously warn you: if you don’t immediately attach importance to this issue, this can become a very big problem.”

Having made a more detailed acquaintance with the lexical meaning of both verbs, we can proceed to the first clue. To determine which of the verbs to use is “betray” or “give”, you need to delve deeper into the shades of its meaning and choose the one given above that most matches it.

To understand the second clue, you should study the synonyms for each of the verbs.

Synonyms for the verb "betray"

You can choose the following:

• change;
• do not be faithful;
• to transmit;
• sell;
• endanger;
• deceive;
• flip over;
• to lay;
• to fill up;
• fall asleep;
• fire;
• break in;
• throw;

• commit treason;
• to run across to the side of the enemy;
• tear to pieces;
• give out with your head;
• give up;
• sell for thirty pieces of silver;
• sell for lentil soup;
• give to power;
• to make available;
• hand over;
• hand over with all the giblets;
• give away;
• to return;
• give out;
• give out.

Next, we move on to the second verb.

Synonyms for the verb "give":

Among them are such as:

• attribute;
• to embellish;
• exaggerate;
• inspire;
• induce;
• instill;
• to make;
• bring in;
• add;
• involve;
• add;
• add;
• to strengthen;
• to report;
• join;
• invest;
• to attach;
• to complement;
• add;
• add to;
• invest;
• to supply;
• induce.

Now it's time to resort to the second clue. To choose from two options - “betray” or “give”, you should choose synonyms for the verb using the above examples. In accordance with the synonyms from which group are suitable, and you need to choose the option of using one of the two verbs.

The rule of two consoles

Knowing this rule gives us a third clue. Each of the prefixes "pre" and "when" gives the words one or another meaning.

Pre:

1. A high degree of action or quality can be replaced by the word "very" (neglect; exaggerate).
2. The value is close to the prefix "re" (step over; turn over).

"When":

1. Proximity in space (pocket; press).
2. Accession, approximation (nail; attach).
3. Incomplete action (squint; squat).
4. Bringing to the end (come up with; tap).

Based on the foregoing, in conclusion, answers will be given to questions that arise most often.

• “Give meaning” or “give meaning”? In this case, you need to select the first option.
• “Publicize” or “publicize”? Publicity must be betrayed, not given.
• "Give a friend" or "betray a friend"? Unfortunately, sometimes it happens that friends are betrayed.