betone

B3E1T1O1N1E1

verb

To endow with a tone; give a special tone to; place stress upon; accentuate; emphasise.

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Meanings

verbbetone (third-person singular simple present betones, present participle betoning, simple past and past participle betoned)

present singular third person betones · participle present betoning · participle past betoned · past betoned

  1. archaictransitiveTo endow with a tone; give a special tone to; place stress upon; accentuate; emphasise.

    The position, moreover, of the verb […] shows that it is to be betoned while we read and interpret; […]

    1866, James Morison, A Critical Exposition of the Third Chapter of St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
accentuateemphasizemake much

Origin

From be- (“at, on, upon”) + tone. Compare German betonen.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Beetonbenote
Cite this entry
APA

betone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/betone

MLA

“betone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/betone. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “betone,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/betone.

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