Betray and Sell

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Betray verb - To be unfaithful or disloyal to.

Usage example: childhood friends of movie stars often betray them by telling their secrets to the supermarket tabloids

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Sell is a synonym for betray in action topic. In some cases you can use "Sell" instead a verb "Betray". popular alternative

Nearby Words: betrayal, betrayer, betraying

Sell verb - Give up for a price or reward.

Usage example: She sold her principles for a successful career

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Betray is a synonym for sell in action topic. You can use "Betray" instead a verb "Sell". popular alternative

Nearby Words: sellout, selling, seller, sellable

people	betray people	sell people
secrets	betray secrets	sell secrets

Video Game Cruelty Potential: Before v.1.7 where Suki is a Jerkass Woobie willing to lie to, betray and sell girls just for profits and/or bussiness.

Source: Video Game / DID Napper
At the same time, there are those who think he was a Communist sell-out trying to betray America to the Soviets due to the Communists supporting his 1948 third party run, so it goes both ways.

Source: Historical Hero Upgrade
However, Batman sets him up and makes the supervillains he's trying to sell the info to think he's planning to betray them.

Source: Death by Secret Identity

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