be·speak  (bĭ-spēk') 
tr.v.
be·spoke (-spōk'), be·spo·ken (-spō'kən) or be·spoke, be·speak·ing, be·speaks
To be or give a sign of; indicate. See Synonyms at indicate. To engage, hire, or order in advance. See Synonyms at book. To request: bespeak a favor.
To foretell; portend: fearful weapons that bespeak great loss of life. Archaic To speak to; address.
[Middle English bispeken, to speak out, from Old English besprecan, to speak about.] |
be·spoke (bĭ-spōk')
v. Past tense and a past participle of bespeak.
adj. Custom-made. Said especially of clothes. Making or selling custom-made clothes: a bespoke tailor.
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