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Antonyms for catering

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

Definition of catering

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 very thought of catering to such appetites disgusted Gallatin.
  • Extract from : « Albert Gallatin » by John Austin Stevens
  • “Yes; but I vote we do something in the catering line first,” was the answer.
  • Extract from : « The Three Midshipmen » by W.H.G. Kingston
  • He was catering for a gourmet in Furneaux, and rose to the requisite height.
  • Extract from : « The Strange Case of Mortimer Fenley » by Louis Tracy
  • He knew her independence of thought and action; it brooked no catering for favors.
  • Extract from : « Flamsted quarries » by Mary E. Waller
  • They were worn out with centuries of catering to themselves.
  • Extract from : « The Crossing » by Winston Churchill
  • And yet here he was catering to luxury, providing religion for it!
  • Extract from : « The Inside of the Cup, Complete » by Winston Churchill
  • He seems always to be catering as much to his own enjoyment as to that of the public.
  • Extract from : « Mark Twain » by Archibald Henderson
  • It'll be lovely; but how are we going to manage the catering department?
  • Extract from : « A Patriotic Schoolgirl » by Angela Brazil
  • After some time he found that the editor was catering too freely for the Dons.
  • Extract from : « Rowlandson's Oxford » by A. Hamilton Gibbs
  • As for myself, what excuse have I had for catering to the gambling instinct?
  • Extract from : « My Adventures with Your Money » by George Graham Rice

Synonyms for catering

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