purvey (redirected from purveying)

pur·vey  (pr-v, pûrv)

tr.v. pur·veyed, pur·vey·ing, pur·veys

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

2. To advertise or circulate.

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[Middle English purveien, from Anglo-Norman purveier, from Latin prvidre; see provide.]

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pur·veyance n.

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purvey [pəˈveɪ]

vb (tr)

1. to sell or provide (commodities, esp foodstuffs) on a large scale

2. to publish or make available (lies, scandal, etc.)

n [ˈpɜːvɪ]

(Cookery) Scot the food and drink laid on at a wedding reception, etc.

[from Old French porveeir, from Latin prōvidēre to provide]

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

purvey - supply with provisions provision furnish, provide, supply, render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"

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purvey

verb

1. communicate, publish, spread, pass on, transmit, make available He accused me of purveying `silly gossip' about practices in schools.

2. supply, provide, sell, retail, provision, cater, trade in, deal in, furnish, victual two restaurants that purvey Indonesian food

Translations

purvey [pɜːˈveɪ] VT (frm) → proveer, suministrar, abastecer

purvey

vt (form) (= sell) → verkaufen; to purvey something to somebody (= supply) → jdm etw liefern; food also → jdn mit etw beliefern; information also → jdn mit etw versorgen