bespeak
Signal in advance
Bespeak means to indicate or be evidence of: Her confidence bespeaks years of experience.
The word is formal and somewhat literary.
An older sense—to order or arrange in advance—survives mainly in bespoke, describing custom-made goods: bespoke tailoring, bespoke software.
To convey meaning
- denoteRepresent in meaning
- suggestOffer an idea indirectly
- conveyCommunicate or transport
- revealMake something visible
manifest · demonstrate · reflect · show · evidence · betoken · attest · evince
Indicate without stating
- hintIndirect suggestion
- intimateClosely personal or private
- insinuateSuggest without directly stating
- connoteSuggest beyond literal meaning
indicate · bear witness · betray · reveal · disclose
Payment for services rendered
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
- engageActively participate or connect
- arrangePlace methodically
- secureProtected from harm
book · request · claim · prearrange · tailor · customization
signify
To convey meaning
reveal · manifest · demonstrate · reflect · show · evidence · betoken · attest · evince · express
imply
Indicate without stating
connote · indicate · bear witness · betray · reveal · disclose
commission
Payment for services rendered
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
- engageActively participate or connect
- arrangePlace methodically
secure · book · request · claim · prearrange · tailor · customization
- highlightingemphasizing, stressing, underscoring, accenting, accentuating
- showingshow, displaying, display, exhibiting, demonstrate
- archaic verbsdost, doth, hast, hath, shalt