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verb (used with object)
to provide, furnish, or supply (especially food or provisions) usually as a business or service.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English purveien < Anglo-French purveier < Latin prōvidēre to foresee, provide for. See provide
1250–1300; Middle English purveien < Anglo-French purveier < Latin prōvidēre to foresee, provide for. See provide
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| purvey | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to sell or provide (commodities, esp foodstuffs) on a large scale |
| 2. | to publish or make available (lies, scandal, etc) |
| —n | |
| 3. | (Scot) the food and drink laid on at a wedding reception, etc |
| [C13: from Old French porveeir, from Latin prōvidēre to | |
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Word Origin & History
purvey
late 13c., from O.Fr. porveoir "to provide," from L. providere (see provide, which now usually replaces it). Agent noun purveyor (c.1300) is from O.Fr. porveour (13c.), from porveoir.
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