underlay vs provide

provide vs underlay

underlay is a noun but provide is not a noun.

underlay and provide both are verbs.

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

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

underlay: provide with a base, support, lining, or backing
provide: give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance

Other hypernyms of underlay include cater, ply, supply.

underlay (noun)	provide (noun)
a pad placed under a carpet

underlay (verb)	provide (verb)
provide with a base, support, lining, or backing	take measures in preparation for
put (something) under or beneath	determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation
raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type	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 underlay and provide

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