betone

English

Etymology

From be- (at, on, upon) + tone.

Verb

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

  1. (transitive, archaic) To endow with a tone; give a special tone to; place stress upon; accentuate; emphasise.
    • 1866, James Morison, A Critical Exposition of the Third Chapter of St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans
      The position, moreover, of the verb [] shows that it is to be betoned while we read and interpret; []

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Dutch

Verb

betone

  1. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of betonen

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German

Verb

betone

  1. First-person singular present of betonen.
  2. First-person singular subjunctive I of betonen.
  3. Third-person singular subjunctive I of betonen.
  4. Imperative singular of betonen.
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