bespeak
verb 1
to arrange to have something (as a hotel room) held for one's future use <bespoke the rental car weeks in advance of their trip> 2
to make known (something abstract) through outward signs <her expression throughout the meeting bespoke great boredom> Synonyms bespeak,
betray,
communicate,
declare,
demonstrate,
display,
evince,
expose,
give away,
manifest,
reveal Related Words bare,
disclose,
unbosom,
uncloak,
uncover;
advertise,
air,
announce,
blaze,
broadcast,
placard,
proclaim,
publicize,
sound,
trumpet;
project Near Antonyms belie,
misrepresent;
distort,
falsify,
garble,
twist;
camouflage,
disguise;
gild,
gloss (over),
varnish,
whitewash;
conceal,
counterfeit,
cover,
hide,
mask,
obscure,
occlude,
veil 3
to make a request for <milady bespoke our indulgence, inviting us to wait in the foyer while she attended to other matters> Related Words apply (for),
beg (for),
claim,
clamor (for),
importune,
urge,
wish (for);
demand,
enjoin,
exact,
insist (on),
petition (for),
press (for),
require,
requisition;
invite,
invoke 4
to serve as a sign or symptom of <her impressive virtuosity as a pianist bespeaks years of diligent practice> 
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