serve up vs cater

serve up and cater both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
serve up	No	No	Yes	No
cater	No	No	Yes	No

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

serve up: provide (usually but not necessarily food)
cater: give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance

Other hypernyms of serve up include ply, provide, supply.

serve up (verb)	cater (verb)
provide (usually but not necessarily food)	give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
	supply food ready to eat; for parties and banquets