Dictionary entries for 'bespeak'

Synonyms

be·speak (bĭ-spēḱ)

[Middle English bispeken, to speak out, from Old English besprecan, to speak about.]

transitive verb: -spoke (-spōḱ), -spo·ken (-spṓkən) or -spoke, -speak·ing, -speaks.

To be or give a sign of; indicate. See synonyms at indicate
1. To engage, hire, or order in advance. See synonyms at book
2. To request: bespeak a favor.
To foretell; portend: fearful weapons that bespeak great loss of life.
Archaic To speak to; address.