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surfeit vs provide

provide vs surfeit

surfeit is a noun but provide is not a noun.

surfeit and provide both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
surfeit Yes No Yes No
provide No No Yes No
As verbs, provide is a hypernym of surfeit; that is, provide is a word with a broader meaning than surfeit:
  • surfeit: supply or feed to surfeit
  • provide: give something useful or necessary to
Other hypernyms of surfeit include furnish, offer, render, supply.
surfeit (noun) provide (noun)
eating until excessively full
the quality of being so overabundant that prices fall
the state of being more than full
surfeit (verb) provide (verb)
indulge (one's appetite) to satiety take measures in preparation for
supply or feed to surfeit 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
Difference between surfeit and provide

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