bespeak

  1. Verb.  (transitive) To speak about; tell of; relate; discuss.
  2. Verb.  (transitive) To speak for beforehand; engage in advance; make arrangements for; order or reserve in advance.
  3. Verb.  (transitive) To stipulate, solicit, ask for, or request, as in a favour.
  4. Verb.  (transitive, archaic) To forbode; foretell.
  5. Verb.  (transitive, archaic) To speak to; address.
  6. Verb.  (transitive) To betoken; show; indicate; foretell; suggest.
  7. Verb.  (intransitive) To speak up or out; exclaim; speak.
  8. Noun.  A request for a specific performance; a benefit performance, by a patron.

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