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bespeak

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Synonyms and Antonyms of bespeak

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

Synonyms of bespeak

book, reserve

Words Related to bespeak

earmark

contract, engage, hire, retain

2 to make known (something abstract) through outward signs

her expression throughout the meeting bespoke great boredom

Synonyms of bespeak

betray, communicate, declare, demonstrate, display, evince, expose, give away, manifest, reveal, show

Words Related to bespeak

bare, disclose, unbosom, uncloak, uncover

advertise, air, announce, blaze, broadcast, placard, proclaim, publicize, sound, trumpet

project

Near Antonyms of bespeak

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

Synonyms of bespeak

ask (for), call (for), desire, plead (for), quest, request, seek, solicit, speak (for), sue (for)

Words Related to bespeak

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

Synonyms of bespeak

betoken, denote, indicate, mean, point (to), signify, tell (of)

Words Related to bespeak

bode, foreshow, foretell, presage

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