English > cater: 2 senses > verb 1, consumption| Meaning | Give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s to somebody |
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| Synonyms | provide, supply, ply |
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| Narrower | accommodate | Provide with something desired or needed |
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| board | Provide food and lodging (for) |
| cater | Supply food ready to eat |
| drench | Force to drink |
| feed, give | Give food to |
| feed | Serve as food for |
| feed | Provide as food |
| fit, conform to, meet, satisfy, fill, fulfill, fulfil | satisfy a condition or restriction |
| fix up | Find (something or someone) for |
| gratify, pander, indulge | Yield (to) |
| gutter | Provide with gutters |
| horse | Provide with a horse or horses |
| nourish, nurture, sustain | Provide with nourishment |
| pander, pimp, procure | Arrange for sexual partners for others |
| power | Supply the force or power for the functioning of |
| regale, treat | Provide with choice or abundant food or drink |
| serve, serve up, dish out, dish up, dish | Provide (usually but not necessarily food) |
| serve, help | Help to some food |
| shower | Provide abundantly with |
| staff | Provide with staff |
| underlay | Provide with a base, support, lining, or backing |
| Broader | give | transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody |
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| Spanish | abastecer, aportar, aprovisionar, cateraje, dotar, facilitar, ministrar, proporcionar, proveer, suministrar, surtir |
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| Catalan | aportar, dotar, facilitar, proporcionar, subministrar |
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| Nouns | caterer | someone who provides food and service (as for a party) |
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