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Definition of Betoken
1. Verb. Be a signal for or a symptom of. "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued"
Specialized synonyms: Augur, Auspicate, Bode, Forecast, Foreshadow, Foretell, Omen, Portend, Predict, Prefigure, Presage, Prognosticate, Mark
Generic synonyms: Tell
Derivative terms: Indicant, Indication, Indication, Indicative, Indicator, Signal
2. Verb. Indicate by signs. "These signs bode bad news"
Specialized synonyms: Threaten, Foreshow
Generic synonyms: Bespeak, Indicate, Point, Signal
Derivative terms: Augur, Auspice, Forecast, Foreshadowing, Omen, Portent, Predictive, Prefigurative, Presage, Prognosis, Prognostication
Definition of Betoken
1. v. t. To signify by some visible object; to show by signs or tokens.
Definition of Betoken
1. Verb. Signify by some visible object; show by signs or tokens. ¹
2. Verb. Foreshow by present signs; indicate something future by that which is seen or known. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Betoken
1. to indicate [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: indicate
Lexicographical Neighbors of Betoken
Literary usage of Betoken
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"HASTEN. denote, testify (archaic), betoken; spec. >. represent, symbolize, present,
show, delineate. 4. Referring to the conveying of an idea ..."
2. A History of New York: Containing, Among Many Surprising and Curious Matters by Washington Irving (1831)
"Showing the great advantage that the author has over his reader in time of
battle—together with divers portentous movements, which betoken that something ..."
3. Socialism and the Social Movement by Werner Sombart (1898)
"It does not lead only and by necessity to a higher life, it is not necessarily
the beginning of a new culture : it can also betoken the end of the old, ..."
4. A History of New York: From the Beginning of the World to the End of the by Washington Irving (1868)
"... OVER HIS READER IN TIME OF BATTLE —TOGETHER WITH DIVERS PORTENTOUS MOVEMENTS ;
WHICH betoken THAT SOMETHING TERRIBLE IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN. ..."
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