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PURVEY
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they purvey ... he / she / it purveys
Past simple: purveyed
Past participle: purveyed
-ing form: purveying
Sense 1
Meaning:
Supply with provisions
Synonyms:
provision; purvey
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Hypernyms (to "purvey" is one way to...):
furnish; provide; render; supply (give something useful or necessary to)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Derivation:
purveyance (the act of supplying something)
purveyor (someone who supplies provisions (especially food))
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