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   betoken

   /bɪˈtəʊk(ə)n/

   verb

   • 1. be a sign of: literary "she wondered if his cold, level gaze betokened indifference or anger"
   • ▪ be a warning or indication of (a future event): literary "the falling comet betokened the true end of Merlin's powers" Similar indicatebe an indication ofsignifybe a sign ofbe evidence ofevidencemanifestmeandenoterepresentshowdemonstratebespeakinformal:spellpresageportendaugurbe an omen ofbe a sign ofbe a warning ofwarn ofbodeforeshadowforetellprophesybe a harbinger ofheraldliterary:foretokenforebodeharbinger

   Word Origin Old Englishbetācnian, from be- (as an intensifier) + tācnian ‘signify’, of Germanic origin; related to token.

   Scrabble Points: 13

   • B

     3

   • E

     1

   • T

     1

   • O

     1

   • K

     5

   • E

     1

   • N

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