indulge vs provide

provide vs indulge

indulge and provide both are verbs.

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

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

indulge: yield (to); give satisfaction to
provide: give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance

Other hypernyms of indulge include cater, ply, supply.

indulge (verb)	provide (verb)
yield (to); give satisfaction to	take measures in preparation for
enjoy to excess	determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation
treat with excessive indulgence	give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
give free rein to	give something useful or necessary to
	supply means of subsistence; earn a living
	mount or put up
	make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain

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