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What does purvey mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word purvey? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (intransitive, obsolete) To prepare in advance (for or to do something); to plan, make provision.
  2. (transitive) To furnish or provide.
  3. (transitive) To procure; to get.
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Those of you who are desirous of discovering the wonderful "little shops" that purvey the rare, exotic, hard-to-obtain, bargainous or unique, there are some hidden away spots to write home about.
White painted wood and soft linens in stars and stripes purvey a New England beach house feel.
Credit cards are convenient, but few individuals have setups where they can handle the plastic, that being the purvey of businesses who deal in volume.
The media continue to purvey subtle messages that entrench stereotypical gender conceptions.
In authoritarian systems the local media is usually the first to be subverted and used by the government to purvey its message.
Could it have been those allegiances that in some way led her to purvey such calumnies?

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