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PURVEY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Supply with provisions

Synonyms:

provision; purvey

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "purvey" is one way to...):

furnish; provide; render; supply (give something useful or necessary to)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

purveyance (the act of supplying something)

purveyor (someone who supplies provisions (especially food))

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