Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

            A dewy cloud, and in the cloud a bow . . .
            Betokening peace from God, and covenant new.
                                                  --Milton.

   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.

   Syn: To presage; portend; indicate; mark; note.

Source : WordNet®

betoken
     v 1: be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a
          serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe
          neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro
          is undervalued" [syn: {bespeak}, {indicate}, {point}, {signal}]
     2: indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news" [syn: {bode},
         {portend}, {auspicate}, {prognosticate}, {omen}, {presage},
         {foreshadow}, {augur}, {foretell}, {prefigure}, {forecast},
         {predict}]