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betoned

betoned is the simple past and past participle of betone.

Meaning of betone

Verb

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

  1. (archaic, transitive) To 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

Questions about betoned

What is betoned the simple past and past participle of?
Betoned is the simple past and past participle of betone.

Words near betoned in the dictionary

  1. betokening
  2. betokens
  3. betol
  4. betold
  5. betone
  6. betoned
  7. betones
  8. Betong
  9. betongue
  10. betongued
  11. betongues

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