Definition of provide

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Provide (v. t.) To appoint to an ecclesiastical benefice before it is vacant. See Provisor.

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Seine :: Seine (n.) A large net, one edge of which is provided with sinkers, and the other with floats. It hangs vertically in the water, and when its ends are brought together or drawn ashore incloses the fish..
Block :: Block (v. t.) A grooved pulley or sheave incased in a frame or shell which is provided with a hook, eye, or strap, by which it may be attached to an object. It is used to change the direction of motion, as in raising a heavy object that can not be conveniently reached, and also, when two or more such sheaves are compounded, to change the rate of motion, or to exert increased force; -- used especially in the rigging of ships, and in tackles..
Provisor :: Provisor (n.) One who provides; a purveyor.
Commendam :: Commendam (n.) A vacant living or benefice commended to a cleric (usually a bishop) who enjoyed the revenue until a pastor was provided. A living so held was said to be held in commendam. The practice was abolished by law in 1836.
Purveyor :: Purveyor (n.) An officer who formerly provided, or exacted provision, for the king's household..
Well-informed :: Well-informed (a.) Correctly informed; provided with information; well furnished with authentic knowledge; intelligent.
Foresighted :: Foresighted (a.) Sagacious; prudent; provident for the future.
Supplies :: Supply (v. t.) To give; to bring or furnish; to provide; as, to supply money for the war..
Support :: Support (v. t.) To furnish with the means of sustenance or livelihood; to maintain; to provide for; as, to support a family; to support the ministers of the gospel..
Improvided :: Improvided (a.) Unforeseen; unexpected; not provided against; unprepared.
Overruling :: Overruling (a.) Exerting controlling power; as, an overruling Providence..
Steward :: Steward (n.) A person employed in a hotel, or a club, or on board a ship, to provide for the table, superintend the culinary affairs, etc. In naval vessels, the captain's steward, wardroom steward, steerage steward, warrant officers steward, etc., are petty officers who provide for the messes under their charge..
Choragus :: Choragus (n.) A chorus leader; esp. one who provided at his own expense and under his own supervision one of the choruses for the musical contents at Athens.
Vigilant :: Vigilant (a.) Attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for safety; wakeful; watchful; circumspect; wary..
Ammunition :: Ammunition (v. t.) To provide with ammunition.
Gib :: Gib (v. t.) To secure or fasten with a gib, or gibs; to provide with a gib, or gibs..
Underhanded :: Underhanded (a.) Insufficiently provided with hands or workers; short-handed; sparsely populated.
Entertain :: Entertain (v. i.) To receive, or provide entertainment for, guests; as, he entertains generously..
Equip :: Equip (v. t.) To furnish for service, or against a need or exigency; to fit out; to supply with whatever is necessary to efficient action in any way; to provide with arms or an armament, stores, munitions, rigging, etc.; -- said esp. of ships and of troops..
Physostomi :: Physostomi (n. pl.) An order of fishes in which the air bladder is provided with a duct, and the ventral fins, when present, are abdominal. It includes the salmons, herrings, carps, catfishes, and others..
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