cater
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tər verb (used without object)
1.
to provide food, service, etc., as for a party or wedding: to cater for a banquet.
2.
to provide or supply what amuses, is desired, or gives pleasure, comfort, etc. (usually followed by to or for ): to cater to popular demand; to cater to an invalid.
verb (used with object)
3.
to provide food and service for: to cater a party.
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| —vb (when intr, | |
| 1. | (intr; |
| 2. | to provide food, services, etc (for): we cater for parties; to cater a banquet |
| [C16: from earlier catour purchaser, variant of acatour, from Anglo-Norman acater to buy, ultimately related to Latin acceptāre to | |
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Word Origin & History
cater
1600, from M.E. catour (n.) "buyer of provisions" (c.1400), aphetic for Anglo-Fr. achatour (O.N.Fr. acatour), from O.Fr. achater "to buy," orig. "to buy provisions," perhaps from V.L. *accaptare, from L. ad- "to" + captare "to take, hold," freq. of capere "to take" (see
capable). Or else from V.L. *accapitare "to add to one's capital," from verbal stem of L. caput (gen. capitis). See capital.
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Example sentences
Here is a list of six perfectly good options, each of which cater to different audiences but provide good service.
They are already going out of the way to cater to your specific needs and you are complaining about it.
The firms that develop these services are privately held and cater to millions of web users.
Only licensed, professional caterers are allowed to cater an event.
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