The Meaning of provide

• (v. t.) To look out for in advance; to procure beforehand; to get, collect, or make ready for future use; to prepare.
• (v. t.) To supply; to afford; to contribute.
• (v. t.) To furnish; to supply; -- formerly followed by of, now by with.
• (v. t.) To establish as a previous condition; to stipulate; as, the contract provides that the work be well done.
• (v. t.) To foresee.
• (v. t.) To appoint to an ecclesiastical benefice before it is vacant. See Provisor.
• (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.
• (v. i.) To stipulate previously; to condition; as, the agreement provides for an early completion of the work.

Synonyms

supply , render , furnish , supply , ply , cater , put up , offer , leave , allow for , allow , bring home the bacon

Rhymes

abide , actinide , allied , alongside , apartheid , applied , arsenide , aside , astride , backside , backslide , bayside , bedside , belied , beside , betide , bide , blindside , bride , broadside , bromide , burnside , carbide , certified , chide , clarified , classified , clyde , cockeyed , codified , coincide , collide , complied , confide , countryside , cried , cyanide , decertified , decide , declassified , decried , defied , denied , deride , died , dignified , dioxide , disqualified , dissatisfied , diversified , divide , dockside , downside , dried , dyed , eid , eide , eyed , fireside , flied , fluoride , formaldehyde , fortified , fratricide , fried , fungicide , genocide , germicide , glide , glucoside , glycoside , gratified , gride , guide , guyed , halide , heid , heide , herbicide , hide , hillside , homicide , horrified , hyde , hydride , hydrosulfide , ide , identified , implied , infanticide , insecticide , inside , intensified , iodide , ironside , joyride , justified , lakeside , landslide , lied , liquefied , liquide , lyde , macbride , magnified , malahide , mcbride , mcbryde , misapplied , misguide , misidentified , modified , mollified , monosaccharide , mortified , mountainside , multiplied , nationwide , nonqualified , nucleotide , nullified , occupied , oceanside , ossified , outside , overqualified , override , oversimplified , oversupplied , oxide , pacified , peptide , peroxide , pesticide , pied , plied , polyamide , polysaccharide , pool-side , preoccupied , preside , pride , pried , prophesied , pryde , purified , qualified , ratified , rawhide , reclassified , rectified , relied , replied , reside , reunified , ride , ringside , riverside , roadside , satisfied , scheid , schmied , seaside , seide , shied , side , sighed , signified , silverside , simplified , slide , snide , specified , spied , statewide , stratified , stride , subdivide , subside , suicide , sulfide , sunnyside , superoxide , supplied , syed , telluride , terrified , thalidomide , tide , tied , tried , triglyceride , unclassified , underside , undignified , unidentified , unified , unjustified , unoccupied , unqualified , unratified , unsatisfied , unspecified , untied , untried , unverified , upside , verified , vide , vied , wayside , westside , wide , worldwide , wyden , yuletide