feed vs provide

feed is a noun but provide is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
feed	Yes	No	Yes	No
provide	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, provide is a hypernym of feed; that is, provide is a word with a broader meaning than feed:

feed: give food to
provide: give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance

Other hypernyms of feed include cater, ply, supply.

As verbs, provide is a hypernym of feed; that is, provide is a word with a broader meaning than feed:

feed: serve as food for; be the food for
provide: give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance

Other hypernyms of feed include cater, ply, supply.

As verbs, provide is a hypernym of feed; that is, provide is a word with a broader meaning than feed:

Other hypernyms of feed include furnish, offer, render, supply.

As verbs, provide is a hypernym of feed; that is, provide is a word with a broader meaning than feed:

feed: provide as food
provide: give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance

Other hypernyms of feed include cater, ply, supply.

feed (noun)	provide (noun)
food for domestic livestock

feed (verb)	provide (verb)
provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to	take measures in preparation for
introduce continuously	determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation
take in food; used of animals only	give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
give food to	give something useful or necessary to
serve as food for; be the food for	supply means of subsistence; earn a living
feed into; supply	mount or put up
provide as food	make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain
gratify
profit from in an exploitatory manner
move along, of liquids
support or promote