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Definition of purvey verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

purvey

verb
 
/pəˈveɪ/
 
/pərˈveɪ/
(formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they purvey
 
/pəˈveɪ/
 
/pərˈveɪ/
he / she / it purveys
 
/pəˈveɪz/
 
/pərˈveɪz/
past simple purveyed
 
/pəˈveɪd/
 
/pərˈveɪd/
past participle purveyed
 
/pəˈveɪd/
 
/pərˈveɪd/
-ing form purveying
 
/pəˈveɪɪŋ/
 
/pərˈveɪɪŋ/
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  1. purvey something to supply food, services or information to people
    Word OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French purveier, from Latin providere ‘foresee, attend to’, from pro- ‘before’ + videre ‘to see’. Early senses included ‘foresee’, ‘attend to in advance’, and ‘equip’.
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