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   purvey

   /pəˈveɪ/

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   • 1. provide or supply (food, drink, or other goods) as one's business: formal "shops purveying cooked food" Similar sellsupplyprovidefurnishcaterretaildeal intradecarryhandlestockofferauctionhave for saleput on the marketpeddlehawktouttraffic ininformal:flogpass ontransmitbroadcastdisseminatespreadput roundput aboutcirculatecommunicatemake knownpublicizepublishprovidesupplyfurnishmake availablepeddle
   • ▪ spread or promote (an idea, view, etc.): formal "we didn't want to purvey gloom and doom"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French purveier, from Latin providere ‘foresee, attend to’ (see provide). Early senses included ‘foresee’, ‘attend to in advance’, and ‘equip’.

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   What does the word 'purvey' mean?

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   What does Purves mean?

   • Purves is a surname of British origin, which is a variant of Purvis. It is an occupational surname, meaning the person responsible for obtaining supplies for a household or monastery, derived from the Middle English purveys (meaning "provisions" or "supplies"), from the Old French porveoir ("to provide, supply").

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   What does purveien mean?

   • to provide, furnish, or supply (especially food or provisions) usually as a business or service. 1250–1300; Middle English purveien < Anglo-French purveier < Latin prōvidēre to foresee, provide for. See provide

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   What does the word 'Provey' mean?

   • proveer, suministrar… fornecer, prover… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! PURVEY meaning: 1. to provide goods or services as a business, or to provide information: 2. to provide goods or….

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   Purvey is a verb that means to provide goods or services as a business, or to provide information. Learn more about its formal and American usage, related words and phrases, and translations in different languages.

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     to provide goods or services as a business, or to provide...

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     PURVEY definicja: 1. to provide goods or services as a...

   • Purvey in Simplified Chinese

     PURVEY translate: 供应（货物）;提供（服务或信息）. Learn more in the...

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     PURVEY translate: 供應（貨物）;提供（服務或資訊）. Learn more in the...

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   Purvey is a verb that means to supply or provide something, usually as a business. Learn the etymology, usage, and examples of purvey from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   Purvey, which rhymes with survey, is something that a restaurant or store does: offer us food or supplies that we pay for, like the airport shop that purveys books, magazines and other things that travelers need for their flights.

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   Purvey means to provide goods or services as a business, or to provide information. Learn more about its usage, synonyms, and examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.

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   Purvey means to sell or provide something, especially food or information, on a large scale. Learn more about its word origin, usage, and related words from Collins English Dictionary.

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   Purvey definition: to provide, furnish, or supply (especially food or provisions) usually as a business or service.. See examples of PURVEY used in a sentence.

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   Purvey means to supply or sell, especially food or provisions, or to publish or make available, especially lies or scandal. Find the origin, usage, and examples of purvey and related words in this online dictionary.