invoke vs bespeak

invoke and bespeak both are verbs.

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

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

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

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

invoke (verb)	bespeak (verb)
cite as an authority; resort to	express the need or desire for
request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection	be a signal for or a symptom of
summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic