PURVEY Meaning of PURVEY in English [pur.vey] vt pur.veyed ; pur.vey.ing [ME purveien, fr. MF porveeir, fr. L providere to provide] (14c) 1: to supply (as provisions) usu. as a matter of business 2: peddle 2. Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012