cater
VerbUS[key-ter]/ˈkeɪtɚ/2 syllables
Open English WordNet
Verb (2)caters, catered, catering
- give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance“The hostess provided lunch for all the guests”Synonyms: providesupplyplyMore general giveMore specific feed, fit, serve, nourish, fix up, staff, accommodate, power, gratify, regale +7 more
- supply food ready to eat; for parties and banquetsMore general provide, supply
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Ca′ter noun
Origin: 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. obsolete Geoffrey Chaucer
Ca′ter intransitive verb [past tense & past participle Catered; present participle & verbal noun Catering.]
Origin: From Cater, noun
1. To provide food; to buy, procure, or prepare provisions.
[He] providently caters for the sparrow.— William Shakespeare
2. By extension: To supply what is needed or desired, at theatrical or musical entertainments; — followed by for or to.
Ca′ter noun
Origin: F. quatre four.
The four of cards or dice.
Ca′ter transitive verb
To cut diagonally. obsolete James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54