provide

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

v. See provision.

II

(Roget's IV) v.

1. [To supply]

Syn. furnish, equip, grant, replenish, provide with, accommodate, care for, indulge with, favor with, contribute, give, proffer, outfit, fit, stock, store, minister, administer, render, procure, afford, present, bestow, purvey, cater, rig, rig up, fit out, fit up, provision, ration, implement.

Ant. refuse*, take away, deny.

2. [To yield]

Syn. render, afford, give; see produce 1 .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.

supply, furnish, contribute, cater, provision, outfit, equip, stock, offer, bring, produce, accommodate, take care of, give, lend, render, donate.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb 1. To make (something) readily available: afford, extend, offer. Idiom: place (or put) at one's disposal. See OFFER. 2. To relinquish to the possession or control of another: deliver, furnish, give, hand, hand over, supply, transfer, turn over. See GIVE.