bespeak vs ask

bespeak and ask both are verbs.

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

As verbs, ask is a hyponym of bespeak; that is, ask is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bespeak:

bespeak (verb)	ask (verb)
express the need or desire for	make a request or demand for something to somebody
be a signal for or a symptom of	direct or put; seek an answer to
	address a question to and expect an answer from
	consider obligatory; request and expect
	require or ask for as a price or condition
	make a date
	require as useful, just, or proper