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Betoken

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Verb

1. bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, signal

be a signal for or a symptom of

Example Sentences:
'These symptoms indicate a serious illness'
'Her behavior points to a severe neurosis'
'The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued'

2. augur, auspicate, betoken, bode, forecast, foreshadow, foretell, omen, portend, predict, prefigure, presage, prognosticate

indicate by signs

Example Sentences:
'These signs bode bad news'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Betoken

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verb (transitive)
1. 
to indicate; signify
black clothes betoken mourning
2. 
to portend; augur

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Betoken

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verb transitive
1. 
to be a token or sign of; indicate; show
2. 
to show beforehand; presage

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Betoken

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tr.v. be·to·kened, be·to·ken·ing, be·to·kens
To be or give a sign of: "His accent seemed to betoken an aristocratic origin" (David I. Kertzer). See Synonyms at indicate.

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