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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bespeak \Be*speak"\, v. t. [imp. {Bespoke}, {Bespake} (Archaic);
     p. p. {Bespoke}, {Bespoken}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bespeaking}.]
     [OE. bispeken, AS. besprecan, to speak to, accuse; pref. be-
     + sprecan to speak. See {Speak}.]
     1. To speak or arrange for beforehand; to order or engage
        against a future time; as, to bespeak goods, a right, or a


        favor.
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              Concluding, naturally, that to gratify his avarice
              was to bespeak his favor.             --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
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     2. To show beforehand; to foretell; to indicate.
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              [They] bespoke dangers . . . in order to scare the
              allies.                               --Swift.
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     3. To betoken; to show; to indicate by external marks or
        appearances.
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              When the abbot of St. Martin was born, he had so
              little the figure of a man that it bespoke him
              rather a monster.                     --Locke.
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     4. To speak to; to address. [Poetic]
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              He thus the queen bespoke.            --Dryden.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bespoke \Be*spoke"\ (b[-e]*sp[=o]k"),
     imp. & p. p. of {Bespeak}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bespeak
       v 1: 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" [syn: {betoken}, {indicate}, {point}, {signal}]
       2: express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an
          extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"
          [syn: {request}, {call for}, {quest}]
       [also: {bespoken}, {bespoke}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bespoke
       adj : of clothing [syn: {bespoken}, {made-to-order}, {tailored}, {tailor-made}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bespoke
       See {bespeak}

















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