purvey C2 Topic:Actions & Processes US /pɚˈveɪ/ UK /pəˈveɪ/ See IPA manual Freq #196441 Meanings 1 verb supply with provisions Local farms purvey fresh produce to the market. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · supply with provisions provision Word family Forms purveying Derived forms dispurveypurveyableunpurveyed Related forms purveyorpurview Etymology From Middle English purveyen, from Anglo-Norman purveer, purveir et al., Old French porveeir, porveoir, from Latin prōvidēre (“to provide”). Doublet of provide; compare prudent. Topics Actions & Processes External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # purvey **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /pɚˈveɪ/ **IPA (UK):** /pəˈveɪ/ **Frequency rank:** 196441 ## Meanings 1. supply with provisions ## Examples - Local farms purvey fresh produce to the market. ## Synonyms - provision ## Derived Forms - dispurvey - purveyable - unpurveyed ## Related Forms - purveyor - purview ## Etymology From Middle English purveyen, from Anglo-Norman purveer, purveir et al., Old French porveeir, porveoir, from Latin prōvidēre (“to provide”). Doublet of provide; compare prudent. ## Topics - Actions & Processes markdown