Thesaurus: betoken

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1. v. t. To signify by some visible object; to show by signs or tokens.
2. v. t. To foreshow by present signs; to indicate something future by that which is seen or known; as, a dark cloud often betokens a storm.
3. v. be a signal for or a symptom of
4. v. indicate, as with a sign or an omen
5. 1. To signify by some visible object; to show by signs or tokens. A dewy cloud, and in the cloud a bow . . . Betokening peace from God, and covenant new. Milton. 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. Syn. -- To presage; portend; indicate; mark; note.
6. v:100 v be a signal for or a symptom of v indicate by signs