What is to show beforehand; to foretell; to indicate. [They] bespoke dangers . . . in order to scare the allies. Swift called?
bespeak — To show beforehand; to foretell; to indicate. [They] bespoke dangers . . . in order to scare the allies. Swift. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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