fit vs provide

fit is a noun but provide is not a noun.

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

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

fit: fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condition or restriction
provide: give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance

Other hypernyms of fit include cater, ply, supply.

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

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

fit (noun)	provide (noun)
a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason)
the manner in which something fits
a sudden uncontrollable attack
a display of bad temper

fit (adjective)	provide (adjective)
physically and mentally sound or healthy
meeting adequate standards for a purpose
(usually followed by `to' or `for') on the point of or strongly disposed

fit (verb)	provide (verb)
make correspond or harmonize	take measures in preparation for
make fit	determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation
insert or adjust several objects or people	give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condition or restriction	give something useful or necessary to
provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose	supply means of subsistence; earn a living
be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired	mount or put up
conform to some shape or size	make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
be agreeable or acceptable to