Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To provide food or entertainment.
- intransitive verb To be particularly attentive or solicitous; minister.
- intransitive verb To provide food service for.
- intransitive verb To attend to the wants or needs of.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A caterer; a purveyor; an acater.
- To make provision, as of food, entertainment, etc.; act as a purveyor: as, to
cater to a depraved appetite. - noun The four-spot of cards or dice.
- To cut diagonally.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The four of cards or dice.
- noun obsolete A provider; a purveyor; a caterer.
- transitive verb obsolete To cut diagonally.
- intransitive verb To provide food; to buy, procure, or prepare provisions.
- intransitive verb By extension: To supply what is needed or desired, at theatrical or musical entertainments; -- followed by
for orto .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To
provide food professionally for a special occasion. - verb transitive To
provide things tosatisfy a person or a need, toserve . - noun obsolete A provider; a purveyor; a
caterer . - verb obsolete To
cut diagonally .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb supply food ready to eat; for parties and banquets
- verb give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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