"provide" | Definition and Related Words

provide

Verb

Give something useful or necessary to (synset 202332196)
"We provided the room with an electrical heater"

is a type of: give - transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody
subtypes:
- hydrate - supply water or liquid to in order to maintain a healthy balance
- charge - energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge
- date - provide with a dateline; mark with a date
- feed - feed into; supply
- calk - provide with calks
- fund - provide a fund for the redemption of principal or payment of interest
- scant, skimp, stint - supply sparingly and with restricted quantities
- terrace, terrasse - provide (a house) with a terrace
- dado - provide with a dado
- innervate - supply nerves to (some organ or body part)
- offer - make available or accessible, provide or furnish
- signalise, signalize - provide with traffic signals
- extend, offer - make available; provide
- stock - provide or furnish with a stock of something
- buy in, stock, stock up - amass so as to keep for future use or sale or for a particular occasion or use
- caption - provide with a caption, as of a photograph or a drawing
- tube - provide with a tube or insert a tube into
- ticket - provide with a ticket for passage or admission
- stock - supply with livestock
- stock - supply with fish
- rim - furnish with a rim
- fret - provide (a musical instrument) with frets
- step - furnish with steps
- rail - provide with rails
- grate - furnish with a grate
- capitalise, capitalize - supply with capital, as of a business by using a combination of capital used by investors and debt capital provided by lenders
- alphabetize - provide with an alphabet
- wharf - provide with a wharf
- air-condition, air-cool - equip with an apparatus for controlling the humidity and temperature
- uniform - provide with uniforms
- railroad - supply with railroad lines
- partner - provide with a partner
- bewhisker, whisker - furnish with whiskers
- subtitle - supply (a movie) with subtitles
- headline - provide (a newspaper page or a story) with a headline
- match - provide funds complementary to
- hobnail - supply with hobnails
- wive - provide with a wife; marry (someone) to a wife
- victual - supply with food
- cloy, surfeit - supply or feed to surfeit
- heat - provide with heat
- seat - provide with seats
- seat - put a seat on a chair
- ramp - furnish with a ramp
- arm - supply with arms
- interleave - provide (books) with blank leaves
- glass, glaze - furnish with glass
- crenel, crenelate, crenellate - supply with battlements
- causeway - provide with a causeway
- canal, canalise, canalize - provide (a city) with a canal
- bush - provide with a bushing
- brattice - supply with a brattice, to ventilate mines
- furnish - provide or equip with furniture
- slat - equip or bar with slats
- berth - provide with a berth
- bed - furnish with a bed
- computerise, computerize - provide with computers
- costume - furnish with costumes; as for a film or play
- bottom - provide with a bottom or a seat
- rafter - provide (a ceiling) with rafters
- tool - furnish with tools
- key - provide with a key
- fuel - provide with a combustible substance that provides energy
- provision, purvey - supply with provisions
- afford, give, yield - be the cause or source of
- equip, fit, fit out, outfit - provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose
- transistorise, transistorize - equip (an electronic circuit or device) with transistors
- upholster - provide furniture with padding, springs, webbing, and covers
- cleat - provide with cleats
- coal - supply with coal
- corbel - furnish with a corbel
- cornice - furnish with a cornice
- constitutionalize - provide with a constitution, as of a country
- copper-bottom - provide with a copper bottom
- curtain - provide with drapery
- gate - supply with a gate
- index - provide with an index
- articulate, joint - provide with a joint
- pour - supply in large amounts or quantities
- pump - supply in great quantities
- fire, fuel - provide with fuel
- flood, glut, oversupply - supply with an excess of
- toggle - provide with a toggle or toggles
- patch - provide with a patch; also used metaphorically
- water - provide with water
- leverage - provide with leverage
- tap - furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it
- top, top out - provide with a top or finish the top (of a structure)
- reflectorise, reflectorize - provide with reflectors, such as chemicals
- retrofit - provide with parts, devices, or equipment not available or in use at the time of the original manufacture
- border, edge - provide with a border or edge
- machicolate - supply with projecting galleries
- sanitate - provide with sanitary facilities or appliances
- hat - furnish with a hat
- theme - provide with a particular theme or motive
- kern - furnish with a kern
- headquarter - provide with headquarters
- shelter - provide shelter for
same as: furnish, render, supply
Give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance (synset 201185006)
"The hostess provided lunch for all the guests"

is a type of: give - transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody
subtypes:
- staff - provide with staff
- drench - force to drink
- regale, treat - provide with choice or abundant food or drink
- board - provide food and lodging (for)
- feed, give - give food to
- feed - serve as food for; be the food for
- dish, dish out, dish up, serve, serve up - provide (usually but not necessarily food)
- cater - supply food ready to eat; for parties and banquets
- pander, pimp, procure - arrange for sexual partners for others
- help, serve - help to some food; help with food or drink
- power - supply the force or power for the functioning of
- feed - provide as food
- gratify, indulge, pander - yield (to); give satisfaction to
- underlay - provide with a base, support, lining, or backing
- conform to, fill, fit, fulfil, fulfill, meet, satisfy - fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condtion ro restriction
- horse - provide with a horse or horses
- shower - provide abundantly with
- accommodate - provide with something desired or needed
- nourish, nurture, sustain - provide with nourishment
- fix up - find (something or someone) for
- gutter - provide with gutters
same as: cater, ply, supply
Determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation (synset 201065210)
"The will provides that each child should receive half of the money"; "The Constitution provides for the right to free speech"

is a type of: condition, qualify, specify, stipulate - specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement
Mount or put up (synset 202381380)
"put up a good fight"; "offer resistance"

is a type of: engage, wage - carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns)

same as: offer, put up
Make a possibility or provide opportunity for;
Permit to be attainable or cause to remain (synset 202727313)
"This leaves no room for improvement"; "The evidence allows only one conclusion"; "allow for mistakes"; "leave lots of time for the trip"; "This procedure provides for lots of leeway"

is a type of: afford, give, yield - be the cause or source of

same as: allow, allow for, leave

verb group: admit, allow - afford possibility
Supply means of subsistence;
Earn a living (synset 202224224)
"He provides for his large family by working three jobs"; "Women nowadays not only take care of the household but also bring home the bacon"

is a type of: support - support materially or financially

same as: bring home the bacon
Take measures in preparation for (synset 200407888)
"provide for the proper care of the passengers on the cruise ship"

is a type of: fix, gear up, prepare, ready, set, set up - make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc

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