To work as an innkeeper or tavern-keeper; to engage in the business of selling food and drink.
From Latin 'cauponari', the verb form derived from 'caupo' (innkeeper). The suffix '-ate' creates an English verb form from this Latin root.
This word lets us see how Romans captured specific professions in single words—'cauponate' perfectly describes the entire experience of running an inn, from food prep to dealing with rowdy customers.
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