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  • 71cater to — satisfy (a need or demand). → cater …

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  • 72cater — v 1. provide, furnish, supply; purvey, mess, victual, forage; entertain, fete, wine and dine, regale. 2. cater to indulge, humor, favor, oblige; gratify, satisfy, please; give way to, yield to; pamper, coddle, spoil; serve, do for, do service for …

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  • 73ˈcater for sb — phrasal verb British to provide people with everything that they want or need The school aims to cater for children of all abilities.[/ex] …

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  • 74cater-cornered — cat•er cor•nered [[t]ˈkæt ɪˌkɔr nərd, ˈkæt i , ˈkæt ər [/t]] also cat′er cor ner adj. 1) diagonal 2) diagonally • Etymology: 1830–40; obs. cater four < MF quatre < L quattuor …

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  • 75cater-cornered — /ˈkeɪtə kɔnəd/ (say kaytuh kawnuhd) adjective 1. diagonal. –adverb 2. diagonally. {cater (adverb) diagonally (from French quatre four) + cornered} …

  • 76cater — v.intr. 1 supply food. 2 (foll. by for) a provide meals for. b provide entertainment for. 3 (foll. by to) pander to (evil inclinations). Etymology: obs. noun cater (now caterer), f. acater f. AF acatour buyer f. acater buy f. Rmc …

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  • 77cater-cousin — ˈkād.ə(r)| noun Etymology: perhaps from cater (I) : an intimate friend …

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  • 78cater-cousin — noun a) A close or good friend. b) A person treated as a cousin who is not a blood relation …

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  • 79cater-corner — 1. adjective USː /ˈkædəˌkɔɹnɚ/ Of or pertaining to something at a diagonal to another; of four corners, those diagonal to another. The Empire State Building and the old Altmans Deparment store are catercorner, at Fifth Avenue and East 34th Street …

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  • 80Cater — This very interesting name is of Olde French origin and derives from A Chatour meaning one who bought the provisions for a Lords Castle or House. The name was introduced into England after the 1066 Norman Invasion and is the originator of the… …

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