appeal vs bespeak

bespeak vs appeal

appeal is a noun but bespeak is not a noun.

appeal and bespeak both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
appeal	Yes	No	Yes	No
bespeak	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, bespeak is a hypernym of appeal; that is, bespeak is a word with a broader meaning than appeal:

appeal: request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection
bespeak: express the need or desire for

Other hypernyms of appeal include ask for, call for, quest, request.

appeal (noun)	bespeak (noun)
(law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower court's judgment or the granting of a new trial
attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
earnest or urgent request
request for a sum of money

appeal (verb)	bespeak (verb)
request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection	express the need or desire for
cite as an authority; resort to	be a signal for or a symptom of
be attractive to
take a court case to a higher court for review
challenge (a decision)

Difference between appeal and bespeak

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