| Purvey 1. (v. t.) To furnish or provide, as with a convenience, provisions, or the like. 2. (v. t.) To procure; to get. 3. (v. i.) To purchase provisions; to provide; to make provision. 4. (v. i.) To pander; -- with to. Thesaurus Entries baby, bunker, coal, coddle, cosset, dance attendance on, feed, fill up, forage, fuel, gas, gas up, humor, indulge, minister to, mollycoddle, oil, pamper, pander to, provender, provide, provision, purvey, sell, serve, spoil, top off, victual |