purvey

[per-vey] /pərˈveɪ/
verb (used with object)
1.
to provide, furnish, or supply (especially food or provisions) usually as a business or service.
Origin
1250-1300; Middle English purveien < Anglo-French purveier < Latin prōvidēre to foresee, provide for. See provide
Examples from the web for purvey
  • Yet many academics mistrust enthusiasm and those who purvey it.
  • Teachers tend to purvey what they themselves have learned.
  • Corporate sponsors, however, purvey the hypocritical standards of universal virtue.
  • But they make convincing and thoroughly charming the legends they wish to purvey.
British Dictionary definitions for purvey

purvey

verb (transitive) (pəˈveɪ)
1.
to sell or provide (commodities, esp foodstuffs) on a large scale
2.
to publish or make available (lies, scandal, etc)
noun (ˈpɜːvɪ)
3.
(Scot) the food and drink laid on at a wedding reception, etc
Word Origin
C13: from Old French porveeir, from Latin prōvidēre to provide
Word Origin and History for purvey
v.

late 13c., from Anglo-French porveire, purveire and directly from Old French porveoir "to provide, prepare, arrange" (Modern French pourvoir), from Latin providere "make ready" (see provide, which now usually replaces it). Related: Purveyed; purveying.