cater vs provide

cater and provide both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cater	No	No	Yes	No
provide	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, cater and provide are synonyms defined as:

cater and provide: give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance

Other synonyms of cater include ply, supply.

As verbs, provide is a hypernym of cater; that is, provide is a word with a broader meaning than cater:

cater: supply food ready to eat; for parties and banquets
provide: give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance

Other hypernyms of cater include cater, ply, supply.

cater (verb)	provide (verb)
give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance	take measures in preparation for
supply food ready to eat; for parties and banquets	determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation
	give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
	give something useful or necessary to
	supply means of subsistence; earn a living
	mount or put up
	make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain