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Dictionary: pur·vey   (pər-vā', pûr'') pronunciation

tr.v., -veyed, -vey·ing, -veys.
  1. To supply (food, for example); furnish.
  2. To advertise or circulate.

[Middle English purveien, from Anglo-Norman purveier, from Latin prōvidēre. See provide.]

purveyance pur·vey'ance n.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: supply with provisions
  Synonym: provision


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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - levere, forsyne, proviantere

Nederlands (Dutch)
verschaffen, circuleren

Français (French)
v. tr. - fournir (des marchandises) (sout)

Deutsch (German)
v. - liefern

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - προμηθεύω (τρόφιμα), τροφοδοτώ, εφοδιάζω

Italiano (Italian)
provvedere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - fornecer

Русский (Russian)
снабжать, поставлять

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - proveer, suministrar, abastecer

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - leverera, tillhandahålla

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
供给

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 供給

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 공급하다, 조달하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 調達する, 伝える, 提供する, 供給する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) زود بالأطعمه, مون‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮סיפק‬


 
 
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