nourish vs cater

nourish and cater both are verbs.

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

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

nourish: provide with nourishment
cater: give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance

Other hypernyms of nourish include ply, provide, supply.

nourish (verb)	cater (verb)
provide with nourishment	give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
give nourishment to	supply food ready to eat; for parties and banquets