betoken
12 synonyms and 1 antonym for betoken, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — To be a visible sign of something.
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Everyday swaps
Common words most readers know — safe in any writing.
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
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Etymology
Comes from Middle English bitoknen, bitacnen, from Old English betācnian ("to betoken, signify, designate"), from Proto-West Germanic *bitaiknijan, equivalent to be- + token. It is cognate with Dutch betekenen ("to mean, signify"), German bezeichnen ("to call, designate"), Swedish beteckna ("to represent, designate, in...
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