Betoken
Be·to·ken
Betoken
v. t.
imp. & p. p. Betokened; p. pr. & vb. n. Betokening
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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.
- To foreshow by present signs; to indicate something future by that which is seen or known; as, a dark cloud often betokens a storm.