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   purvey

   /pəˈveɪ/

   verb

   • 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’.

   Scrabble Points: 14

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