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provide vs cater

cater vs provide

provide and cater both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
provide No No Yes No
cater No No Yes No
As verbs, provide and cater are synonyms defined as:
  • provide and cater: give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
Other synonyms of provide include ply, supply.
As verbs, cater is a hyponym of provide; that is, cater is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than provide:
  • provide: give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
  • cater: supply food ready to eat; for parties and banquets
Other hyponyms of provide include staff, drench, regale, treat, board, feed, give, feed, dish, dish out, dish up, serve, serve up, pander, pimp, procure, help, serve, power, feed, gratify, indulge, pander, underlay, conform to, fill, fit, fulfil, fulfill, meet, satisfy, horse, shower, accommodate, nourish, nurture, sustain, fix up, gutter.
provide (verb) cater (verb)
take measures in preparation for give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation supply food ready to eat; for parties and banquets
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
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