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betoken
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
betoken
(verb)
betoken
/bɪ
ˈ
toʊkən/
verb
betokens
;
betokened
;
betokening
betoken
/bɪ
ˈ
toʊkən/
verb
betokens
;
betokened
;
betokening
Britannica Dictionary definition of BETOKEN
[
+ object
]
formal
:
to show (something)
:
to be a sign of (something)
His strong handshake
betokens
[=
indicates
,
bespeaks
] his self-confidence.
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