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Providing
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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verb (used with object)
1.
to make available; furnish: to provide employees with various benefits.
2.
to supply or equip: to provide the army with new fighter planes.
3.
to afford or yield.
4.
Law. to arrange for or stipulate beforehand, as by a provision or proviso.
5.
Archaic. to prepare or procure beforehand.
verb (used without object)
6.
to take measures with due foresight (usually followed by for or against).
7.
to make arrangements for supplying means of support, money, etc. (usually followed by for): He provided for his children in his will.
8.
to supply means of support (often followed by for): to provide for oneself.
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English providen < Latin prōvidēre to foresee, look after, provide for, equivalent to prō- pro-1 + vidēre to see
1375–1425; late Middle English providen < Latin prōvidēre to foresee, look after, provide for, equivalent to prō- pro-1 + vidēre to see
Related forms
pro·vid·a·ble, adjective
o·ver·pro·vide, verb (used with object), o·ver·pro·vid·ed, o·ver·pro·vid·ing.
pre·pro·vide, verb (used with object), pre·pro·vid·ed, pre·pro·vid·ing.
un·pro·vid·a·ble, adjective
Synonyms
1. give, render. 3. produce.
1. give, render. 3. produce.
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