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  1. 1. n. A provider; a purveyor; a caterer. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. To provide food; to buy, procure, or prepare provisions. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. By extension: To supply what is needed or desired, at theatrical or musical entertainments; -- followed by for or to. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. The four of cards or dice. Source: opted
  5. 5. v. t. To cut diagonally. Source: opted
  6. 6. v. give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance Source: wordnet
  7. 7. v. supply food ready to eat; for parties and banquets Source: wordnet
  8. 8. A provider; a purveyor; a caterer. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1. To provide food; to buy, procure, or prepare provisions. [He] providently caters for the sparrow. Shak. 2. By extension: To supply what is needed or desired, at theatrical or musical entertainments; -- followed by for or to. The four of cards or dice. To cut diagonally. [Obs.] Halliwell. Source: webster
  9. 9. A provider; a purveyor; a caterer. [Obs.] Chaucer. Source: adambom
  10. 10. v:100 v. supply food ready to eat; for parties and banquets Source: ecdict

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