bespeak

Definitions

• (transitive) To speak about; tell of; relate; discuss.
• (transitive) To speak for beforehand; engage in advance; make arrangements for; order or reserve in advance.
• (transitive) To stipulate, solicit, ask for, or request, as in a favour.
• (transitive) To forbode; foretell.
• (transitive) To speak to; address.
• (transitive) To betoken; show; indicate; foretell; suggest; allude to.
• (intransitive) To speak up or speak out; exclaim; speak.