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Definition of purvey - 2 dictionary results

pur⋅vey

  [per-vey]
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–verb (used with object)
to provide, furnish, or supply (esp. food or provisions) usually as a business or service.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME purveien < AF purveier < L prōvidēre to foresee, provide for. See provide
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pur·vey   (pər-vā', pûr'vā')   
tr.v.   pur·veyed, pur·vey·ing, pur·veys

  1. To supply (food, for example); furnish.

  2. To advertise or circulate.


[Middle English purveien, from Anglo-Norman purveier, from Latin prōvidēre; see provide.]
pur·vey'ance n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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