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Antonyms for cater

Grammar : Verb
Spell : key-ter
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkeɪ tər


Definition of cater

Origin :
  • "provide food for," c.1600, from Middle English catour (n.) "buyer of provisions" (c.1400; late 13c. as a surname), a shortening of Anglo-French achatour "buyer" (Old North French acatour, Old French achatour, 13c., Modern French acheteur), from Old French achater "to buy," originally "to buy provisions," perhaps from Vulgar Latin *accaptare, from Latin ad- "to" + captare "to take, hold," frequentative of capere "to take" (see capable).
  • Or else from Vulgar Latin *accapitare "to add to one's capital," with second element from verbal stem of Latin caput (genitive capitis); see capital (adj.). Figuratively from 1650s. Related: Catered; catering.
  • verb provide, help
Example sentences :
  • The only permanent citizens are the ones who cater to those on the way through.
  • Extract from : « Arm of the Law » by Harry Harrison
  • Are you going to cater to the whims and prejudices of people?
  • Extract from : « Susan B. Anthony » by Alma Lutz
  • If he could cater for a month, no expense should be grudged; as for the future, he thrust it from his mind.
  • Extract from : « The Young Duke » by Benjamin Disraeli
  • When dealing with childish persons you have to cater to their whims.
  • Extract from : « Greener Than You Think » by Ward Moore
  • "I can be friends with you, but you can't be friends with me, Cater; it isn't in you to know how," he said.
  • Extract from : « McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 3, July 1908. » by Various
  • She was willing to cajole, to cater in order to win friendship.
  • Extract from : « Elizabeth Hobart at Exeter Hall » by Jean K. Baird
  • National societies of a voluntary nature also cater to health and happiness.
  • Extract from : « Society » by Henry Kalloch Rowe
  • You do not see much of a German landlady, as she does not cater for you.
  • Extract from : « Home Life in Germany » by Mrs. Alfred Sidgwick
  • We had no company to cater to and as long as we knew things were clean that's all we cared.
  • Extract from : « One Way Out » by William Carleton
  • I reckon I know your tastes so that I can cater for you and—is there any limit to what we may order?
  • Extract from : « Dorothy's Travels » by Evelyn Raymond

Synonyms for cater

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