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Definitions for Cater
[1] to provide food, service, etc., as for a party or wedding: to cater for a banquet.
[2] to provide or supply what amuses, is desired, or gives pleasure, comfort, etc. (usually followed by to or for ): to cater to popular demand; to cater to an invalid.
[3] to provide food and service for: to cater a party.
[4] (intr; foll by for or to) to provide what is required or desired (for) to cater for a need ; cater to your tastes
[5] (when intr, foll by for ) to provide food, services, etc (for) we cater for parties ; to cater a banquet
Words related to Cater
gratify, humor, purvey, supply, procure, outfit, pamper, spoil, indulge, baby, coddle, provision, furnish, cotton, victual
Words nearby Cater
catenary, catenate, catenation, catenoid, catenulate, cater, cater-cornered, cater-cousin, cateran, caterer, caterina
Origin of Cater
1350–1400; v. use of obsolete cater, Middle English catour, aphetic variant of acatour buyer < Anglo-French, equivalent to acat(er ) to buy (see cate) + -our -or2
Other words from Cater
ca·ter·ing·ly , adverb
un·ca·tered , adjective
un·ca·ter·ing , adjective
Word origin for Cater
C16: from earlier catour purchaser, variant of acatour, from Anglo-Norman acater to buy, ultimately related to Latin acceptāre to accept
Synonyms for Cater
baby, coddle, cotton, furnish, gratify, humor, indulge, outfit, pamper, procure, provision, purvey, spoil, supply, victual, minister to, pander to