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purvey
[ per-vey ]
/ pərˈveɪ /
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verb (used with object)
to provide, furnish, or supply (especially food or provisions) usually as a business or service.
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Origin of purvey
1250–1300; Middle English purveien<Anglo-French purveier<Latin prōvidēre to foresee, provide for. See provide
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British Dictionary definitions for purvey
purvey
verb (pəˈveɪ) (tr)
to sell or provide (commodities, esp foodstuffs) on a large scale
to publish or make available (lies, scandal, etc)
noun (ˈpɜːvɪ)
Scot the food and drink laid on at a wedding reception, etc
Word Origin for purvey
C13: from Old French porveeir, from Latin prōvidēre to provide
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