nurture vs provide

provide vs nurture

nurture is a noun but provide is not a noun.

nurture and provide both are verbs.

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

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

nurture: provide with nourishment
provide: give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance

Other hypernyms of nurture include cater, ply, supply.

nurture (noun)	provide (noun)
helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child

nurture (verb)	provide (verb)
help develop, help grow	take measures in preparation for
provide with nourishment	determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation
look after a child until it is an adult	give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
	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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