betell — ozdic

Definitions

verb

1

To speak or tell about; declare; narrate; describe.

Occasionally we do see some short-line road whose track and equipment are kept in such good repair as to betell of exceptional prosperity; […]

Sid's face disappeared and one of his cursed Gods was glaring instead, through gouged-out sockets that betold of his having loved that which was denied him, a law that not even legends could do away with.

2

To speak for; answer for; justify.

3

To lay claim to; win; rescue.

4

To talk about negatively; slander; calumniate; deride; deceive.

Collocations

3

ADJ.

exceptional

VERB + BETELL

repair

BETELL + NOUN

prosperity

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01

Occasionally we do see some short-line road whose track and equipment are kept in such good repair as to betell of exceptional prosperity; […]

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02

Sid's face disappeared and one of his cursed Gods was glaring instead, through gouged-out sockets that betold of his having loved that which was denied him, a law that not even legends could do away w

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03

The air pooled in stillness because the winds had died and would never breathe again, and the silence betold a world of solid stone, where the planetary core had gone cold, where no rivers ran and sea

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Usage Notes

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