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cater

[ key-ter ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to provide food, service, etc., as for a party or wedding:

    to cater for a banquet.

  2. to provide or supply what amuses, is desired, or gives pleasure, comfort, etc. (usually followed by to or for ):

    to cater to popular demand; to cater to an invalid.

    Synonyms: , ,



verb (used with object)

  1. to provide food and service for:

    to cater a party.

cater

/ ˈɪə /

verb

  1. intr; foll by for or to to provide what is required or desired (for)

    cater to your tastes

    to cater for a need

  2. whenintr, foll by for to provide food, services, etc (for)

    to cater a banquet

    we cater for parties

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • t·Բ· adverb
  • ܲ·t adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cater1

First recorded in 1350–1400; verb use of obsolete cater, Middle English catour, variant of acatour “buyer,” from Anglo-French, from acat(er) “to buy” ( cate ) + -our -or 2
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cater1

C16: from earlier catour purchaser, variant of acatour, from Anglo-Norman acater to buy, ultimately related to Latin to accept
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Example Sentences

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Marler Clark also amended five other cases to include Taylor Farms’ romaine lettuce, which sickened over 50 individuals after it was found in salads catered at a high school in St. Louis, Missouri.

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I want to push for change in hospitals and schools where a gluten-free diet isn't always catered for as well as it should be.

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It will also apply more to older children because it is easier for school-based settings to cater for three-year-olds, she adds.

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At Coachella, he is an especially active consumer of music, starting his day with breakfast in catering, and spending a full day going from stage to stage.

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In one of the biggest piles of waste I saw there was an old bed frame, several empty tins of catering cooking oil and even the front bumper from a Toyota.

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