purvey
/pə:'vei/
Definition
- Verb:
- To supply or provide (food, provisions, or other necessities), especially as a business or service.
- To make something available or furnish it, often on a regular or professional basis.
Examples of Usage
- Verb:
- The company purveys organic vegetables to local restaurants.
- In the 19th century, his family business purveyed meat to the royal household.
Advanced Usage
- "to purvey information/ideas": To be a source or supplier of information, news, or ideas, often with a nuance of dissemination.
- That website purveys gossip and sensational news.
- The philosopher sought to purvey a new theory of ethics.
Variants and Related Words
- Purveyor (n): A person or business that supplies provisions, especially food, or that provides a particular service or commodity.
- He is a purveyor of fine wines.
- The newspaper was accused of being a purveyor of propaganda.
Synonyms
- Supply: To make (something needed or wanted) available to someone.
- Provide: To make available for use; to supply.
- Furnish: To provide or supply (an item or service).
Related Phrases
- "to purvey to": (Less common) To supply provisions to a specific person, group, or institution.
- The firm purveyed to the needs of the expedition.
Related Idioms
Verb
-
supply with provisions
