purvey vs provide

purvey and provide both are verbs.

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

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

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

purvey (verb)	provide (verb)
supply with provisions	take measures in preparation for
	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