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ca·ter
 cater
- pronunciation:
- keI
t
 r
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb
- features:
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
catered, catering, caters |
| definition 1: |
to supply food, service, or entertainment, esp. off the premises where food is prepared or where supplies are stored.
The restaurant serves its customers at the restaurant, but it caters for weddings and other special events as well.- similar words:
- accommodate, entertain, provide, serve, wait
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| definition 2: |
to make efforts to supply anything needed or wanted (usu. fol. by to).
Stores near the campus cater to the student population.He catered to all his wife's needs when she returned from the hospital.- synonyms:
- provide, wait on
- similar words:
- entertain, indulge, please, satisfy, serve
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition: |
to supply food or service for.
They catered a dinner party.- synonyms:
- provision, purvey, serve
- similar words:
- entertain, furnish, provide, regale, supply, victual, wine and dine
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| related words: |
feed |
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