foretell vs betoken

foretell and betoken both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
foretell	No	No	Yes	No
betoken	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, foretell and betoken are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of foretell include augur, auspicate, bode, forecast, foreshadow, omen, portend, predict, prefigure, presage, prognosticate.

As verbs, betoken is a hypernym of foretell; that is, betoken is a word with a broader meaning than foretell:

Other hypernyms of foretell include bespeak, indicate, point, signal.

foretell (verb)	betoken (verb)
make a prediction about; tell in advance	indicate, as with a sign or an omen
indicate, as with a sign or an omen	be a signal for or a symptom of
foreshadow or presage