purvey
verb
[ pəˈveɪ ]
• provide or supply (food, drink, or other goods) as one's business.
• "shops purveying cooked food"
Similar:
sell,
supply,
provide,
furnish,
cater,
retail,
deal in,
trade,
carry,
handle,
stock,
offer,
auction,
have for sale,
put on the market,
peddle,
hawk,
tout,
traffic in,
flog,
pass on,
transmit,
broadcast,
disseminate,
spread,
put round,
put about,
circulate,
communicate,
make known,
publicize,
publish,
make available,
Origin:
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French purveier, from Latin providere ‘foresee, attend to’ (see provide). Early senses included ‘foresee’, ‘attend to in advance’, and ‘equip’.
