cater

English

/ˈkeɪtə/, /ˈkeɪdɚ/, /ˈkeɪtə/, /ˈkeɪtəɹ/

verb
Definitions
  • To provide, particularly:

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English catour (provisioner, acater) derived from Old French achater (purchase, buy) suffix from English cate root from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (seize, grasp, take, catch, grab, stick to, hold).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*keh₂p-

Gloss

seize, grasp, take, catch, grab, stick to, hold

Concept
Semantic Field

Possession

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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