Definition of provide

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Provide (v. i.) To procure supplies or means in advance; to take measures beforehand in view of an expected or a possible future need, especially a danger or an evil; -- followed by against or for; as, to provide against the inclemency of the weather; to provide for the education of a child..

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Cap :: Cap (v. t.) To cover with a cap, or as with a cap; to provide with a cap or cover; to cover the top or end of; to place a cap upon the proper part of; as, to cap a post; to cap a gun..
Unprovide :: Unprovide (v. t.) To deprive of necessary provision; to unfurnish.
Provide :: Provide (v. t.) To supply; to afford; to contribute.
Girdler :: Girdler (n.) An American longicorn beetle (Oncideres cingulatus) which lays its eggs in the twigs of the hickory, and then girdles each branch by gnawing a groove around it, thus killing it to provide suitable food for the larvae..
Cater :: Cater (n.) To provide food; to buy, procure, or prepare provisions..
Bird :: Bird (n.) A warm-blooded, feathered vertebrate provided with wings. See Aves..
Aliment :: Aliment (v. t.) To provide for the maintenance of.
Denizen :: Denizen (v. t.) To provide with denizens; to populate with adopted or naturalized occupants.
Provide :: Provide (v. t.) To look out for in advance; to procure beforehand; to get, collect, or make ready for future use; to prepare..
Providence :: Providence (n.) Prudence in the management of one's concerns; economy; frugality.
Foregoer :: Foregoer (n.) A purveyor of the king; -- so called, formerly, from going before to provide for his household..
Spermatozoid :: Spermatozoid (n.) The male germ cell in animals and plants, the essential element in fertilization; a microscopic animalcule-like particle, usually provided with one or more cilia by which it is capable of active motion. In animals, the familiar type is that of a small, more or less ovoid head, with a delicate threadlike cilium, or tail. Called also spermatozoon. In plants the more usual term is antherozoid..
Proveditor :: Proveditor (n.) One employed to procure supplies, as for an army, a steamer, etc.; a purveyor; one who provides for another..
Purveyance :: Purveyance (n.) That which is provided; provisions; food.
Zoospore :: Zoospore (n.) A spore provided with one or more slender cilia, by the vibration of which it swims in the water. Zoospores are produced by many green, and by some olive-brown, algae. In certain species they are divided into the larger macrozoospores and the smaller microzoospores. Called also sporozoid, and swarmspore..
Caution :: Caution (n.) A careful attention to the probable effects of an act, in order that failure or harm may be avoided; prudence in regard to danger; provident care; wariness..
Improvision :: Improvision (n.) Improvidence.
Stipendless :: Stipendiate (v. t.) To provide with a stipend, or salary; to support; to pay..
Improvided :: Improvided (a.) Unforeseen; unexpected; not provided against; unprepared.
Nut :: Nut (n.) A perforated block (usually a small piece of metal), provided with an internal or female screw thread, used on a bolt, or screw, for tightening or holding something, or for transmitting motion. See Illust. of lst Bolt..
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