betone

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English

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Etymology

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

Verb

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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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Danish

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Etymology

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Compare English betone.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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betone (imperative beton, infinitive at betone, present tense betoner, past tense betonede, perfect tense har betonet)

  1. to stress; to accentuate
  2. to emphasize; to underline
    Synonym: understrege

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Dutch

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Verb

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betone

  1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of betonen

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German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bəˈtoːnə/
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Verb

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betone

  1. inflection of betonen:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
    3. singular imperative