purvey
pronunciation
How to pronounce purvey in British English:
UK [pəˈveɪ]
How to pronounce purvey in American English:
US [pərˈveɪ]
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- Verb:
- supply with provisions
Word Origin
- purvey
- purvey: see provide
- 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.
Example
- 1. They purvey food for the army .
- 2. The prime minister 's speech was intended to purvey a message of optimism .
- 3. You 're the town purvey of all things unexplained !
- 4. These advancements in technology purvey benefits and impel organizations to change .
- 5. But so far only dubai seems to have licence to purvey total brashness , recently boasting the world 's largest shopping mall and most spectacular array of fountains among other attractions .