betone

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betone

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

verb betones · betoning · betoned

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; […]

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"betone." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/betone. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"betone." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/betone.

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@misc{betone_2026,
  title = {betone},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/betone},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}