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be·to·ken (bē tō′kən, bi-)

transitive verb

  1. to be a token or sign of; indicate; show
  2. to show beforehand; presage

Etymology: ME betocnen < be-, be- + toknen < OE tacnian, to mark < tacen, token

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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