bespeak vs tap

bespeak is not a noun while tap is a noun.

bespeak and tap both are verbs.

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

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

bespeak: express the need or desire for
tap: make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently

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

bespeak (noun)	tap (noun)
	a light touch or stroke
	the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information
	a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask
	a plug for a bunghole in a cask
	a tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads
	a small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe (as in tap dancing)
	the sound made by a gentle blow
	a gentle blow

bespeak (verb)	tap (verb)
express the need or desire for	make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently
be a signal for or a symptom of	draw from; make good use of
	strike lightly
	cut a female screw thread with a tap
	pierce in order to draw a liquid from
	walk with a tapping sound
	dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes
	draw (liquor) from a tap
	tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information
	make light, repeated taps on a surface
	draw from or dip into to get something
	furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it

Difference between bespeak and tap

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