provide vs prepare

prepare vs provide

provide and prepare both are verbs.

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

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

provide: take measures in preparation for
prepare: make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc

Other hypernyms of provide include fix, gear up, ready, set, set up.

provide (verb)	prepare (verb)
take measures in preparation for	make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation	undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession
give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance	create by training and teaching
give something useful or necessary to	arrange by systematic planning and united effort
supply means of subsistence; earn a living	prepare for eating by applying heat
mount or put up	to prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery
make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain	lead up to and soften by sounding the dissonant note in it as a consonant note in the preceding chord
	educate for a future role or function

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