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(bē spēk′, bi-)

transitive verb bespoke, bespoken or bespoke, bespeaking

to speak for in advance; engage beforehand; reserve: that room is bespoken
to be indicative of; show: a mansion that bespeaks wealth
to foreshadow; point to: her talent bespeaks success
Archaic to speak to; address

Origin: ME bispeken < OE besprecan: see be- & speak

See bespeak in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb be·spoke (-spōkˈ), be·spo·ken (-spōˈkən) or be·spoke, be·speak·ing, be·speaks

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

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Origin: Middle English bispeken, to speak out

Origin: , from Old English besprecan, to speak about

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