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. [Middle English bitoknen : bi-, be- + toknen, to signify (from Old English tācnian; see deik- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots).] |
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