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betoken
verb
[ bɪˈtəʊk(ə)n ]
• be a sign of.
• "she wondered if his cold, level gaze betokened indifference or anger"
Origin:
Old English betācnian, from be- (as an intensifier) + tācnian ‘signify’, of Germanic origin; related to token.
