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cater 音標拼音: [k'etɚ] v. 承辦伙食;滿足,投合,迎合 承辦伙食;滿足,投合,迎合 cater v 1: give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; " The hostess provided lunch for all the guests" [ synonym: { provide}, { supply}, { ply}, { cater}] 2: supply food ready to eat; for parties and banquetsCater \ Ca" ter\, n. [ OE. catour purchaser, caterer, OF. acator, fr. acater, F. acheter, to buy, provide, fr. LL. accaptare; L. ad captare to strive, to seize, intens, of capere to take, seize. Cf. { Acater}, { Capacious}.] A provider; a purveyor; a caterer. [ Obs.] -- Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster]
Cater \ Ca" ter\, v. i. [ imp. & p. p. { Catered}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Catering}.] [ From { Cater}, n.] 1. To provide food; to buy, procure, or prepare provisions. [ 1913 Webster] [ He] providently caters for the sparrow. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 2. By extension: To supply what is needed or desired, at theatrical or musical entertainments; -- followed by for or to. [ 1913 Webster]
Cater \ Ca" ter\, n. [ F. quatre four.] The four of cards or dice. [ 1913 Webster]
Cater \ Ca" ter\, v. t. To cut diagonally. [ Obs.] -- Halliwell. [ 1913 Webster] 28 Moby Thesaurus words for " cater": baby, bunker, coal, coddle, cosset, dance attendance on, feed, fill up, forage, fuel, gas, gas up, humor, indulge, minister to, mollycoddle, oil, pamper, pander to, provender, provide, provision, purvey, sell, serve, spoil, top off, victual
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