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purveyfurnish; provide; supply: The caterer will purvey the tables and chairs in addition to the food. Not to be confused with:pervade – diffuse; fill; spread throughout all parts of: Suspicion pervades the whole department.pur·vey P0673400 (pər-vā′, pûr′vā′)tr.v. pur·veyed, pur·vey·ing, pur·veys 1. To supply or sell (food, for example).2. To seek to disseminate: ideas purveyed by political extremists. [Middle English purveien, from Anglo-Norman purveier, from Latin prōvidēre; see provide.] pur·vey′ance n.purvey vb (tr) 1. to sell or provide (commodities, esp foodstuffs) on a large scale2. to publish or make available (lies, scandal, etc) n (Cookery) Scot the food and drink laid on at a wedding reception, etc [C13: from Old French porveeir, from Latin prōvidēre to provide]pur•vey (pərˈveɪ) v.t. to supply (esp. food or provisions), usu. as a business. [1250–1300; Middle English purveien < Anglo-French purveier « Latin prōvidēre to foresee, provide for. See provide] pur•vey′or, n. purvey Past participle: purveyed Gerund: purveying
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I purvey | you purvey | he/she/it purveys | we purvey | you purvey | they purvey |
Preterite |
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I purveyed | you purveyed | he/she/it purveyed | we purveyed | you purveyed | they purveyed |
Present Continuous |
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I am purveying | you are purveying | he/she/it is purveying | we are purveying | you are purveying | they are purveying |
Present Perfect |
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I have purveyed | you have purveyed | he/she/it has purveyed | we have purveyed | you have purveyed | they have purveyed |
Past Continuous |
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I was purveying | you were purveying | he/she/it was purveying | we were purveying | you were purveying | they were purveying |
Past Perfect |
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I had purveyed | you had purveyed | he/she/it had purveyed | we had purveyed | you had purveyed | they had purveyed |
Future |
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I will purvey | you will purvey | he/she/it will purvey | we will purvey | you will purvey | they will purvey |
Future Perfect |
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I will have purveyed | you will have purveyed | he/she/it will have purveyed | we will have purveyed | you will have purveyed | they will have purveyed |
Future Continuous |
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I will be purveying | you will be purveying | he/she/it will be purveying | we will be purveying | you will be purveying | they will be purveying |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been purveying | you have been purveying | he/she/it has been purveying | we have been purveying | you have been purveying | they have been purveying |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been purveying | you will have been purveying | he/she/it will have been purveying | we will have been purveying | you will have been purveying | they will have been purveying |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been purveying | you had been purveying | he/she/it had been purveying | we had been purveying | you had been purveying | they had been purveying |
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I would purvey | you would purvey | he/she/it would purvey | we would purvey | you would purvey | they would purvey |
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I would have purveyed | you would have purveyed | he/she/it would have purveyed | we would have purveyed | you would have purveyed | they would have purveyed | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | purvey - supply with provisionsprovisionfurnish, provide, supply, render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater" |
purveyverb1. communicate, publish, spread, pass on, transmit, make available He accused me of purveying `silly gossip' about practices in schools.2. supply, provide, sell, retail, provision, cater, trade in, deal in, furnish, victual two restaurants that purvey Indonesian foodTranslationsfournirlivrerprocurerfornireprovvedere EncyclopediaSeePurveyorpurvey
Synonyms for purveyverb communicateSynonyms- communicate
- publish
- spread
- pass on
- transmit
- make available
verb supplySynonyms- supply
- provide
- sell
- retail
- provision
- cater
- trade in
- deal in
- furnish
- victual
Synonyms for purveyverb supply with provisionsSynonymsRelated Words- furnish
- provide
- supply
- render
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