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cater verb [ ˈkeɪtə ]

• provide people with food and drink at a social event or other gathering.
• "my mother helped to cater for the party"
Similar: provide food for, feed, serve, cook for, wine and dine, regale, provide for, provision, victual,
Origin: late 16th century: from obsolete cater ‘caterer’, from Old French acateor ‘buyer’, from acater ‘buy’ (see cate).

cater for

• provide someone with what is needed or required.
"a seaside resort catering for older holidaymakers"

cater to

• provide someone with what is needed or required.
"many farmers at farmers markets cater to those who buy in bulk"



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