Provide

prō-vīd′, v.t. to make ready beforehand: to prepare for future use: to supply: to appoint or give a right to a benefice before it is actually vacant.— v.i. to procure supplies or means of defence: to take measures: to arrange for as a nece ary condition or arrangement.— adj. Provī′dable .— conj. Provī′ded , (often with that ) on condition: upon these terms: with the understanding.— n. Provī′der . [L. providēre — pro , before, vidēre , to see.]