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View usage for: (pəʳveɪ) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense purveys, present participle purveying, past tense, past participle purveyed1. verbIf you purvey something such as information, you tell it to people. [formal] ...one who would, for a hefty fee, purvey strategic advice to private corporations. [VERB noun] 2. verbIf someone purveys goods or services, they provide them. [formal] They have two restaurants that purvey dumplings and chicken noodle soup. [VERB noun] More Synonyms of purvey purvey in British Englishverb (pəˈveɪ) (transitive)1. to sell or provide (commodities, esp foodstuffs) on a large scale 2. to publish or make available (lies, scandal, etc) noun (ˈpɜːvɪ)3. Scottish the food and drink laid on at a wedding reception, etc Word origin C13: from Old French porveeir, from Latin prōvidēre to providepurvey in American English (pərˈveɪ) verb transitive to furnish or supply (esp. food or provisions) Derived forms purveyor (purˈveyor) noun Word origin ME pourveien < Anglo-Fr purveier < OFr porveir < L providere: see provide Synonyms of 'purvey'communicate, publish, spread, pass on supply, provide, sell, retail More Synonyms of purvey Definition to provide or make available He accused me of purveying `silly gossip' about practices in schools. Definition to sell or provide (foodstuffs) two restaurants that purvey Indonesian food Synonyms retail provision cater trade in deal in victual Additional synonymsDefinition to provide (a house or room) with furniture, etc. Many proprietors try to furnish their hotels with antiques. Synonyms decorate, fit, fit out, appoint, provide, stock, supply, store, provision, outfit, equip, fit up, purveyDefinition to make available I will be happy to provide you with a copy of the report.They did not provide any food. Synonyms supply, give, contribute, provision, distribute, outfit, equip, accommodate, donate, furnish, dispense, part with, fork out (informal), stock up, cater to, purveyDefinition to announce formally or in public The paper did not publish his name for legal reasons. Synonyms announce, reveal, declare, spread, advertise, broadcast, leak, distribute, communicate, disclose, proclaim, circulate, impart, publicize, divulge, promulgate, shout from the rooftops (informal), blow wide open (slang) - pursuance
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Additional synonymsDefinition to deal in (objects or property) It sells everything from hair ribbons to oriental rugs. Synonyms deal in, market, trade in, carry, stock, handle, retail, hawk, merchandise, peddle, traffic in, vend, offer for sale, be in the business of Definition to send or be sent out in all directions or to many people Someone has been spreading rumours about us. Synonyms circulate, publish, broadcast, advertise, distribute, scatter, proclaim, transmit, make public, publicize, propagate, disseminate, promulgate, make known, blazon, bruit Definition to pass (something, such as a message or disease) from one place or person to another mosquitoes that transmit disease to humans Synonyms pass on, carry, spread, communicate, take, send, forward, bear, transfer, transport, hand on, convey, dispatch, hand down, diffuse, remit, impart, disseminate |