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cater
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb cater has 2 senses
- cater(v = verb.consumption) ply, provide, supply - give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests" is one way to give
- cater(v = verb.consumption) Array - supply food ready to eat; for parties and banquets; Array is one way to cater, ply, provide, supply
Derived form noun caterer1
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Somebody ----s to somebody
Derived form noun caterer1
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
CIDE DICTIONARY
cater, n. [OE. catour purchaser, caterer, OF. acator, fr. acater, F. acheter, to buy, provide, fr. LL. accaptare; L. ad + captare to strive, to seize, intens, of capere to take, seize. Cf. Acater, Capacious.].
A provider; a purveyor; a caterer. Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- To provide food; to buy, procure, or prepare provisions. [1913 Webster]"[He] providently caters for the sparrow." [1913 Webster]
- By extension: To supply what is needed or desired, at theatrical or musical entertainments; -- followed by for or to. [1913 Webster]
cater, n. [F. quatre four.].
The four of cards or dice. [1913 Webster]
cater, v. t.
To cut diagonally. Halliwell. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
cater, v.intr.
1 supply food.
2 (foll. by for) a provide meals for. b provide entertainment for.
3 (foll. by to) pander to (evil inclinations).
1 supply food.
2 (foll. by for) a provide meals for. b provide entertainment for.
3 (foll. by to) pander to (evil inclinations).
Etymology
obs. noun cater (now caterer), f. acater f. AF acatour buyer f. acater buy f. Rmc
THESAURUS
cater
baby, bunker, coal, coddle, cosset, dance attendance on, feed, fill up, forage, fuel, gas, gas up, humor, indulge, minister to, mollycoddle, oil, pamper, pander to, provender, provide, provision, purvey, sell, serve, spoil, top off, victualROGET THESAURUS
cater
Provision
VB provide, make provision, make due provision for, lay in, lay in a stock, lay in a store, supply, suppeditate, furnish, find, find one in, arm, cater, victual, provision, purvey, forage, beat up for, stock, stock with, make good, replenish, fill, fill up, recruit, feed, have in store, have in reserve, keep, keep by one, keep on foot, keep on hand, have to fall back upon, store, provide against a rainy day.
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