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Curate vs Cater - What's the difference?

curate | cater |

In transitive terms the difference between curate and cater

is that curate is to apply selectivity and taste to, as a collection of fashion items or web pages while cater is to provide food professionally for a special occasion.

curate

English

Etymology 1

From .

Noun

(en noun)
  • an assistant rector or vicar
  • a parish priest
    • Derived terms
    * curate's egg

    Etymology 2

    Verb

    (curat)
  • To act as a curator for.
    • She curated the traveling exhibition.
    They carefully curated the recovered artifacts.
  • To apply selectivity and taste to, as a collection of fashion items or web pages.
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  • To work or act as a curator.
    • Not only does he curate for the museum, he manages the office and fund-raises.
    Derived terms
    * curated

    See also

    * ("curate" on Wikipedia)

    Anagrams

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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)

    Anagrams

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