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Catered vs Cratered - What's the difference?

catered | cratered |

As verbs the difference between catered and cratered

is that catered is past tense of cater while cratered is past tense of crater.

As an adjective cratered is

marked by craters.

catered

English

Verb

(head)
  • (cater)

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    cater

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To provide food professionally for a special occasion.
    • Did you hire someone to cater our party next week?
  • To provide things to satisfy a person or a need, to serve.
    • I always wanted someone to cater to my every whim.
    Derived terms
    * caterer * cater for * cater to

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A provider; a purveyor; a caterer.

    • Etymology 2

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To cut diagonally.
    • (Halliwell)

    Etymology 3

    (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The four of cards or dice.
    • (Webster 1913)

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    cratered

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (crater)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Marked by craters
    • :: The planet had a cratered surface

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