From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbespeakbe‧speak /bɪˈspiːk/ verb (past tense bespoke /-ˈspəʊk $ -ˈspoʊk/, past participle bespoken /-ˈspəʊkən $ -ˈspoʊ-/) [transitive] literary SIGN/INDICATIONto be a sign of something→ See Verb table
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bespeak• It requires the individual to communicate by word and sign his acceptance of the political ideas it thus bespeaks.• Empson's criticism bespeaks a man of some social rank, and in manner it is appropriately insouciant and grand.• Those data bespeak a movement without a compelling product to sell.• Two other reports Tuesday bespoke consumer mettle and retail strength.• It recognizes that a voice developed amid inequality does not bespeak inferiority.• Needlessly to hamper working animals bespeaks more eloquently of bad husbandry.• His speech bespoke the country's mood of hope and confidence. 