To fail to supply, provision, or cater to someone's needs; to deprive of supplies.
From dis- (negation) + purvey (from Old French purveer, 'to provide'). Related to purveyor; means to withhold provision.
Medieval siege warfare depended on dispurveying enemy castles—cutting off supply lines was often more effective than attacking walls directly.
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