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betone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
be-tone
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Archaic; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

betones (present, singular) betoning (participle, present) betoned (participle, past) betoned (past)

Questions

What does betone mean?
To endow with a tone; give a special tone to; place stress upon; accentuate; emphasise.
Where does betone come from?
From be- (“at, on, upon”) + tone. Compare German betonen.

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