Synonyms for purvey

Most common

provide · cater

All synonyms

Verb

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To furnish or provide.

   Those who sell their own products are distinguished from purveyors, who purvey what others produce.

Related words

Word family

purveyance purveyor purview

Forms

Past participle

purveyed
e.g. purveyed → catered, provided, provisioned…

Example sentences

• provide We must provide the victims with food and clothes.
• cater We cater to you, the customer with refined taste.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters

cater²

7 letters

provide²

9 letters

provision³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cater² = 2 syllables).