provide

Give what's needed

Provide means make available and strongly overlaps the meaning of the verb give: The resort provides towels and drinking water for all pool visitors.

If a law provides for something it stipulates that thing: The new copyright law provides for prison sentences related to illegal copying and distribution.

Provided, the past participle of provide, is can also be used as a conjunction: We’ll go provided that we can find a babysitter.

bestow

give

To transfer possession

present · award · bestow · endow · donate · yield · extend · accord · impart · dispense

equip

gear

Toothed wheel or belongings

supply · kit · provisions · tools · equipment · accessories · apparatus · rig · uniform · backpack

supply

inventory

Catalog of held assets

goods · materials · commodities · essentials · necessities · merchandise · products · cargo · ration · allocation

aid

assistance

Support or aid given

care · rescue · shelter · humanitarian · emergency · charity · welfare · safety net · lifeline · outreach

nourish

feed

Supply with sustenance

  • sustainKeep something going continuously
  • nurtureSupport growth and development
  • nourishProvide sustenance to

sustenance · meals · nutrition · food · nurse · breastfeed · suckle · wean · forage · cater

fund

grant

Bestow or award money

endowment · financing · capital · investment · underwrite · sponsor · patronage · bequest · trust · stipend

stipulate

specify

State in detail

clause · terms · prerequisite · obligation · covenant · demand · requirement · contingency · restriction · qualification

Categories
Opposites
giving versus withholding

providewithhold

Refuse to give

refuse · deny · retain · keep · hold back

supplying versus taking

providetake

Capture or filmed segment

take away · remove · deprive · strip · confiscate

fulfilling needs versus creating deficiency

providedeprive

To withhold or remove

neglect · fail · starve · deny · shortchange

Phrases
Family

provided, provision, providing, provider, improvise, provisional, provides, providence, proviso

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