# betone

> English word · Verb

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

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/betone