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bespeak

verb

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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