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Definition of bespeak

express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"
be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued"

Similar Words: request, call for, quest, betoken, indicate, point, signal

Hyponyms: order, ask, encore, petition, demand, appeal, invoke, supplicate, apply, solicit, beg, tap, reserve, challenge, excuse, beg off, claim, invite, call for, ask in, desire, lay claim, arrogate, ask over, ask round, call, ask out, invite out, take out, hold, book, bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage, betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, forecast, predict, mark

Grouped Verbs: invite, call for

Derivational Morphology: request, asking, signal, signaling, sign, indication, indicant, indicator

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