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VERB (2)

1. be a signal for or a symptom of;
- Example: "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"
- Example: "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"
- Example: "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued"
[syn: bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, signal]

2. indicate by signs;
- Example: "These signs bode bad news"
[syn: bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage, betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, forecast, predict]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Betoken \Be*to"ken\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Betokened; p. pr. &
   vb. n. Betokening.]
   1. To signify by some visible object; to show by signs or
      tokens.
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            A dewy cloud, and in the cloud a bow . . .
            Betokening peace from God, and covenant new.
                                                  --Milton.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. To foreshow by present signs; to indicate something future
      by that which is seen or known; as, a dark cloud often
      betokens a storm.
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   Syn: To presage; portend; indicate; mark; note.
        [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

betoken
    v 1: be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a
         serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe
         neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is
         undervalued" [syn: bespeak, betoken, indicate,
         point, signal]
    2: indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news" [syn: bode,
       portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage,
       betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure,
       forecast, predict]