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estow v. confer; give, award, present, donate, grant: The country
has bestowed its highest honours on her.
bet n. 1 wager, stake, risk, venture, Brit punt, Colloq Brit
flutter: He could not afford more than a small bet.
--v. 2 wager, stake, gamble, risk, hazard, play, lay, put,
chance, venture, Brit punt: Every week he bet a small amount on
the lottery.
betray v. 1 be or prove false or disloyal to, sell out, break faith
with, let down, fail, inform on, Colloq sell down the river,
Slang Brit shop: He betrayed her to the enemy. 2 reveal,
disclose, divulge, impart, tell; expose, lay bare: She betrayed
their hide-out to the police. He betrayed an unsuspected streak
of cowardice. 3 lead astray, mislead, misguide, deceive, dupe,
fool, hoodwink: He has been betrayed by his own arrogance.
betrayal n. 1 treachery, treason, disloyalty, perfidy, traitorousness,
faithlessness, bad faith, breach of faith: His delivery of the
country into the hands of an invader was an outright act of
betrayal. 2 revelation, divulging, disclosure, divulgence:
People should not be led into betrayals of their secret
opinions.
better° adj. 1 superior: You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din. Can
you suggest a better investment than the Channel Tunnel? I know
of no better invention than the wheel. 2 more; greater, larger,
bigger: I waited for her the better part of two hours. 3
wiser, safer, well-advised, more intelligent: It would be
better to wait till tomorrow to tell her. 4 healthier, haler,
heartier, less ill or US sick, improved; cured, recovered: You
will feel better after you have eaten something.
--adv. 5 preferably, best; more wisely, more advisedly, more
safely: We had better go before the trouble starts. 6 better
off. a improved, happier, well-advised: You'd be better off
attending a technical college. b wealthier, richer: She is
better off than any of us. 7 think better of. reconsider, think
twice, change one's mind: He was going to fight but thought
better of it.
--n. 8 advantage, mastery, superiority, control: Don't let the