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provide - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | provide |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | supply, support |
| Synonyms: | accommodate, add, administer, afford, arrange, bestow, bring, care, cater, contribute, dispense, equip, favor, feather*, feed, fit, fix up, furnish, give, grant, hand over, heel*, impart, implement, indulge, keep, lend, line, maintain, minister, outfit, prepare, present, procure, produce, proffer, provision, ration, ready, render, replenish, serve, stake, stock, store, sustain, transfer, turn out, yield, fit out, fix up with, look after, stock up, take care of |
| Antonyms: | deprive, remove, take |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | provide |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | determine, specify |
| Synonyms: | condition, postulate, require, state, stipulate, lay down |
| Main Entry: | arm |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | equip with weapon or power |
| Synonyms: | appoint, array, deck, equalize, fortify, furnish, gear, gird, guard, heel*, issue, load, mobilize, outfit, pack, prepare, prime, protect, provide, rig, strengthen, supply, accouter, heel up, load up, lug iron, make ready, pack a rod, rod up, tote |
| Antonyms: | disarm |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | come up with |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | suggest, create |
| Synonyms: | advance, compose, detect, discover, find, furnish, invent, offer, originate, present, produce, propose, provide, recommend, submit, uncover, bring forth, stumble upon |
| Main Entry: | donate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make a gift of |
| Synonyms: | accord, ante up, award, bequeath, bestow, chip in*, confer, contribute, devote, do one's part, dole out*, feed the kitty, get in the act, get it up, give, give away, grant, hand out, lay on, pass the hat, present, provide, subscribe, sweeten the pot |
| Antonyms: | keep, renege |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | endow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give large gift |
| Synonyms: | accord, award, back, bequeath, bestow, confer, contribute, donate, empower, enable, enhance, enrich, establish, favor, finance, found, fund, furnish, grant, heighten, invest, leave, organize, promote, provide, sponsor, subscribe, subsidize, supply, support, will, come through with, endue, lay on, make over*, settle on, vest in |
| Antonyms: | receive, take |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ensure |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | guarantee; make secure |
| Synonyms: | arrange, assure, certify, cinch, clinch, confirm, effect, establish, guard, insure, nail down*, okay, protect, provide, safeguard, secure, warrant, lock on, lock up, make certain, make safe, make sure, put on ice, set out |
| Notes: | insure and ensure mean 'to make certain,' but only insure can mean 'indemnify against loss' |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | equip |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make ready with supplies |
| Synonyms: | adorn, appoint, arm, array, attire, deck, decorate, dress, endow, fix up, furnish, gear, heel*, implement, man, outfit, prepare, provide, qualify, ready, rig, set up, stake, stock, supply, turn out, accouter, deck out, feather nest, fit out, gear up, line nest, prep |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | feed |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give nourishment; augment |
| Synonyms: | banquet, bolster, cater, cram, deliver, dine, dish out*, dispense, encourage, fatten, feast, fill, find, foster, fuel, furnish, give, gorge, hand, hand over, maintain, minister, nourish, nurse, nurture, provide, provision, regale, satisfy, stock, strengthen, stuff, supply, support, sustain, wine and dine*, victual |
| Antonyms: | starve |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fix up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | prepare, beautify |
| Synonyms: | deck*, dress up, furnish, primp, provide, rehabilitate, repair, spruce up*, gussy up, smarten, spiff |
| Antonyms: | corrupt, deface, defile, uglify |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hand out |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give to others |
| Synonyms: | bestow, deliver, devote, disburse, dish out, dispense, disseminate, distribute, donate, give away, hand over, mete, present, provide, deal out, give out |
| Antonyms: | receive, take |
| Main Entry: | hand over |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give back; release |
| Synonyms: | abandon, cede, commend, commit, consign, deliver, dispense, donate, entrust, feed, find, hand, leave, present, provide, relegate, relinquish, supply, surrender, transfer, turn over, waive, yield, fork out*, fork up, give up |
| Antonyms: | hold, keep, retain |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | kick in |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | contribute |
| Synonyms: | chip in, commit, dish out*, dole out*, donate, furnish, give, hand out, hand over, pitch in*, provide, ante up, fork over, pony up |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | lend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | loan, accommodate |
| Synonyms: | add, advance, afford, allow, bestow, confer, contribute, entrust, extend, furnish, give, grant, impart, let, loan shark, oblige, permit, present, provide, stake, supply, trust, lay on one, lend-lease, shark |
| Antonyms: | borrow |
| Main Entry: | loan |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give money, possession temporarily |
| Synonyms: | accommodate, advance, allow, credit, lend, provide, score, scratch, stake, touch, lay on one, let out |
| Antonyms: | borrow |
| Main Entry: | mint |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | create, coin |
| Synonyms: | cast, construct, devise, fabricate, fashion, forge, invent, issue, make, make up, mold, produce, provide, punch, stamp, strike, monetize, think up |
| Main Entry: | nourish |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | feed, care for |
| Synonyms: | attend, cherish, comfort, cultivate, encourage, foster, furnish, maintain, nurse, nurture, promote, provide, supply, support, sustain, tend |
| Antonyms: | abandon, deprive, neglect, starve |
| Main Entry: | nurture |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | feed, care for |
| Synonyms: | back, bolster, bring up, cherish, cultivate, develop, discipline, educate, foster, instruct, nourish, nurse, provide, raise, rear, school, support, sustain, tend, train, uphold, nursle |
| Antonyms: | deprive, ignore, neglect, starve |
| Main Entry: | outfit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | clothe, equip |
| Synonyms: | accoutre, appoint, arm, drape, furnish, gear, prepare, provide, provision, stock, suit, supply, turn out*, deck out, fit out*, rig up, tog |
| Antonyms: | bare, unclothe |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | prepare |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make or get ready |
| Synonyms: | adapt, adjust, anticipate, appoint, arrange, assemble, brace, build up, coach, concoct, construct, contrive, cook, develop, dispose, draw up, endow, equip, fabricate, fashion, fill in, fit, fix, form, formulate, fortify, furnish, gird, groom, make, make up, outfit, perfect, plan, practice, prime, produce, provide, put together, qualify, ready, settle, steel*, strengthen, supply, train, turn out, fit out, lay the groundwork, make provision, put in order, smooth the way, warm up |
| Antonyms: | disorganize, ignore, neglect |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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