Betoken Definition

[v] indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news"
[v] 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"

Synonyms

augur, auspicate, bode, forecast, foreshadow, foretell, omen, portend, predict, prefigure, presage, prognosticate

See Also...

bespeak, betoken, foreshow, indicate, mark, point, signal, tell, threaten

Related Terms

affect, announce, approve, argue, attest, augur, be construed as, be indicative of, be significant of, be symptomatic of, bespeak, bode, brandish, breathe, bring forth, bring forward, bring into view, bring out, bring to notice, characterize, connote, dan

Misc. Definitions

\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. 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.