bespeak vs claim

claim vs bespeak

bespeak is not a noun while claim is a noun.

bespeak and claim both are verbs.

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

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

bespeak: express the need or desire for
claim: ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example

Other hyponyms of bespeak include order, ask, encore, petition, demand, appeal, invoke, supplicate, apply, beg, solicit, tap, reserve, challenge, beg off, excuse, demand, call for, invite, ask in, invite, desire, beg, arrogate, lay claim, ask over, ask round, invite, call, ask, ask out, invite out, take out, book, hold, reserve.

bespeak (noun)	claim (noun)
	demand for something as rightful or due
	an established or recognized right
	an informal right to something
	an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
	a demand
	an assertion that something is true or factual

bespeak (verb)	claim (verb)
express the need or desire for	assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing
be a signal for or a symptom of	take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
	ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example
	lay claim to; as of an idea
	demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to

Difference between bespeak and claim

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