Betokened

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Betoken \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.
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              A dewy cloud, and in the cloud a bow . . .
              Betokening peace from God, and covenant new.
                                                    --Milton.
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     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.
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     Syn: To presage; portend; indicate; mark; note.
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