foretell vs bespeak

foretell and bespeak both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of foretell include betoken, indicate, point, signal.

foretell (verb)	bespeak (verb)
make a prediction about; tell in advance	express the need or desire for
indicate, as with a sign or an omen	be a signal for or a symptom of
foreshadow or presage