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Cater Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Cater? [v] supply food ready to eat; for parties and banquets [v] provide what is desired or needed, esp. support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Cater: Related Terms \| Find terms related to Cater: baby \| bunker \| coal \| coddle \| cosset \| dance attendance on \| feed \| fill up \| forage \| fuel \| gas \| gas up \| humor \| indulge \| minister to \| mollycoddle \| oil \| pamper \| pander to \| provender \| provide \| provision \| purvey \| sell \| serve \| spoil \| top off \| victual See Also \| accommodate \| board \| cater \| dish \| dish out \| dish up \| drench \| feed \| fill \| fix up \| fulfil \| fulfill \| give \| gratify \| gutter \| help \| horse \| indulge \| meet \| nourish \| nurture \| pander \| pimp \| ply \| power \| procure \| provide \| regale \| satisfy \| serve \| serve up \| shower \| staff \| supply \| sustain \| treat \| underlay Cater In Webster's Dictionary \Ca"ter\, n. [OE. catour purchaser, caterer, OF. acator, fr. acater, F. acheter, to buy, provide, fr. LL. accaptare; L. ad + captare to strive, to seize, intens, of capere to take, seize. Cf. {Acater}, {Capacious}.] A provider; a purveyor; a caterer. [Obs.] --Chaucer. \Ca"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Catered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Catering}.] [From {Cater}, n.] 1. To provide food; to buy, procure, or prepare provisions. [He] providently caters for the sparrow. --Shak. 2. By extension: To supply what is needed or desired, at theatrical or musical entertainments; -- followed by for or to. \Ca"ter\, n. [F. quatre four.] The four of cards or dice. \Ca"ter\, v. t. To cut diagonally. [Obs.] --Halliwell.

Cater Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Cater?

[v] supply food ready to eat; for parties and banquets
[v] provide what is desired or needed, esp. support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Cater:

Cater In Webster's Dictionary

\Ca"ter\, n. [OE. catour purchaser, caterer, OF. acator,
fr. acater, F. acheter, to buy, provide, fr. LL. accaptare;
L. ad + captare to strive, to seize, intens, of capere to
take, seize. Cf. {Acater}, {Capacious}.]
A provider; a purveyor; a caterer. [Obs.] --Chaucer.


\Ca"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Catered}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Catering}.] [From {Cater}, n.]
1. To provide food; to buy, procure, or prepare provisions.

         [He] providently caters for the sparrow. --Shak.

2. By extension: To supply what is needed or desired, at
   theatrical or musical entertainments; -- followed by for
   or to.


\Ca"ter\, n. [F. quatre four.]
The four of cards or dice.


\Ca"ter\, v. t.
To cut diagonally. [Obs.] --Halliwell.

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