'Cater' definitions:
Definition of 'cater'
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Definition of 'Cater'
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- Cater \Ca"ter\, n. [OE. catour purchaser, caterer, OF. acator, fr. acater, F. acheter, to buy, provide, fr. LL. accaptare; L. ad + captare to strive, to seize, intens, of capere to take, seize. Cf. Acater, Capacious.] A provider; a purveyor; a caterer. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Cater'
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- Cater \Ca"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Catered; p. pr. & vb. n. Catering.] [From Cater, n.]
- 1. To provide food; to buy, procure, or prepare provisions. [1913 Webster]
- [He] providently caters for the sparrow. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. By extension: To supply what is needed or desired, at theatrical or musical entertainments; -- followed by for or to. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Cater'
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- Cater \Ca"ter\, n. [F. quatre four.] The four of cards or dice. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Cater'
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- Cater \Ca"ter\, v. t. To cut diagonally. [Obs.] --Halliwell. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'cater'
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