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betoken

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Verb (transitive)
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be=to=ken

CIDE DICTIONARY

betokenv. t. 
  •  To signify by some visible object; to show by signs or tokens.  [1913 Webster]
    "A dewy cloud, and in the cloud a bow . . .
    Betokening peace from God, and covenant new.
    "  [1913 Webster]
  •  To foreshow by present signs; to indicate something future by that which is seen or known; as, a dark cloud often betokens a storm.  [1913 Webster]
Syn. -- To presage; portend; indicate; mark; note.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

betoken, v.tr.
1 be a sign of; indicate.
2 augur.

Etymology
OE (as BE-, tacnian signify: see TOKEN)

THESAURUS

betoken

affect, announce, approve, argue, attest, augur, be construed as, be indicative of, be significant of, be symptomatic of, bespeak, bode, brandish, breathe, bring forth, bring forward, bring into view, bring out, bring to notice, characterize, connote, dangle, demonstrate, denominate, denote, develop, differentiate, disclose, display, divine, divulge, dramatize, embody, enact, entail, evidence, evince, exhibit, expose to view, express, flaunt, flourish, forebode, foreshadow, foreshow, foretoken, furnish evidence, give evidence, give indication of, give sign, give token, go to show, highlight, hint, identify, illuminate, illustrate, imply, import, incarnate, indicate, involve, make clear, make plain, manifest, mark, materialize, mean, note, omen, parade, perform, point to, portend, prefigure, preindicate, presage, present, presign, presignal, presignify, pretypify, produce, promise, refer to, represent, reveal, roll out, set forth, show, show forth, show signs of, signalize, signify, speak for itself, speak volumes, spell, spotlight, stand for, suggest, symbolize, symptomatize, symptomize, tell, tend to show, testify, token, trot out, typify, unfold, wave, witness

ROGET THESAURUS

betoken

Evidence

VB be evidence, evince, show, betoken, tell of, indicate, imply, involve, argue, bespeak, breathe, have weight, carry weight, tell, speak volumes, speak for itself, rest upon, depend upon, repose on, bear witness, give evidence, testify, depose, witness, vouch for, sign, seal, undersign, set one's hand and seal, sign and seal, deliver as one's act and deed, certify, attest, acknowledge, make absolute, confirm, prove (demonstrate), indorse, countersign, corroborate, support, ratify, bear out, uphold, warrant, adduce, attest, cite, quote, refer to, appeal to, call, call to witness, bring forward, bring into court, allege, plead, produce witnesses, confront witnesses, place into evidence, mark into evidence, collect evidence, bring together evidence, rake up evidence, experiment, have a case, make out a case, establish, authenticate, substantiate, verify, make good, quote chapter and verse, bring home to, bring to book.

Prediction

VB predict, prognosticate, prophesy, vaticinate, divine, foretell, soothsay, augurate, tell fortunes, cast a horoscope, cast a nativity, advise, forewarn, presage, augur, bode, abode, forebode, foretoken, betoken, prefigure, preshow, portend, foreshow, foreshadow, shadow forth, typify, pretypify, ominate, signify, point to, usher in, herald, premise, announce, lower, hold out expectation, raise expectation, excite expectation, excite hope, bid fair, promise, lead one to expect, be the precursor, extrapolate, project.

Indication

VB indicate, be the sign, of, denote, betoken, argue, testify, bear the impress, of, connote, connotate, represent, stand for, typify, symbolize, put an indication, put a mark, note, mark, stamp, earmark, blaze, label, ticket, docket, dot, spot, score, dash, trace, chalk, print, imprint, impress, engrave, stereotype, make a sign, signalize, underscore, give a signal, hang out a signal, beckon, nod, wink, glance, leer, nudge, shrug, tip the wink, gesticulate, raise the finger, hold up the finger, raise the hand, hold up the hand, saw the air, suit the action to the word, wave a banner, unfurl a banner, hoist a banner, hang out a banner, wave the hand, wave a kerchief, give the cue, show one's colors, give an alarm, sound an alarm, beat the drum, sound the trumpets, raise a cry, sign, seal, attest, underline, call attention to, give notice.


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