satisfy vs provide

provide vs satisfy

satisfy and provide both are verbs.

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

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

satisfy: fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condition or restriction
provide: give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance

Other hypernyms of satisfy include cater, ply, supply.

satisfy (verb)	provide (verb)
fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condition or restriction	take measures in preparation for
make happy or satisfied	determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation
meet the requirements or expectations of	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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