transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkā-tər ]
verb
Etymology: obsolete cater buyer of provisions, from Middle English catour, short for acatour, from Anglo-French, from acater to buy — more at cate
Date: 1580
intransitive verb
1. : to provide a supply of food
2. : to supply what is required or desired
cater ing to middle-class tastes
transitive verb
: to provide food and service for
cater ed the banquet
• ca·ter·er -tər-ər noun