v. t. [ imp. BespokeBespake (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. [ 1913 Webster ]
Concluding, naturally, that to gratify his avarice was to bespeak his favor. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. To show beforehand; to foretell; to indicate. [ 1913 Webster ]
[ They ] bespoke dangers . . . in order to scare the allies. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. To betoken; to show; to indicate by external marks or appearances. [ 1913 Webster ]
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. [ 1913 Webster ]
4. To speak to; to address. [ Poetic ] [ 1913 Webster ]
He thus the queen bespoke. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
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