Definition of purvey
purveyed
;purveying
transitive verb
1 : to supply (something, such as provisions) usually as a matter of business
2 : peddle 2
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a shop purveying handmade merchandise
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These are the places that are forever perceived, for good reason, as purveying direct violence, whether rhetorical, political or physical, against the African-American community.
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Origin and Etymology of purvey
Middle English purveien, from Anglo-French purveier, purveer to look at, foresee, provide, from Latin providēre to provide
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