pander vs provide

pander is a noun but provide is not a noun.

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

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

pander: arrange for sexual partners for others
provide: give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance

Other hypernyms of pander include cater, ply, supply.

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

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

Other hypernyms of pander include cater, ply, supply.

pander (noun)	provide (noun)
someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce)

pander (verb)	provide (verb)
arrange for sexual partners for others	take measures in preparation for
yield (to); give satisfaction to	determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation
	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