provision

²pro·vi·sion

verb \prə-ˈvi-zhən\

pro·vi·sionedpro·vi·sion·ing \-ˈvi-zhə-niŋ, -ˈvizh-niŋ\

Definition of PROVISION

transitive verb

: to supply with needed materials (as food) : to supply with provisions

Examples of PROVISION

1. They stopped to provision the ship.
2. <the climbers were sufficiently provisioned to withstand just about any mountaineering emergency>
3. Few modern eaters consume such a wide range of plants, fruits, and animals, even when provisioned by a vast international or multi-ethnic marketplace. —Donna R. Gabaccia, We Are What We Eat, 1998
4. But biographies, like translations, are rarely provisioned to last forever, for they reflect the world of their authors as much as their subjects. —Morris Dickstein, New York Times Book Review, 1 Feb. 1998
5. As the cubs began to feed more regularly on meat, she provisioned them with hares, hyraxes, an Egyptian mongoose, and guinea fowl. —John A. Cavallo, Natural History, February 1990

Origin of PROVISION

(see ¹provision)

First Known Use: 1809

Related to PROVISION

Synonyms: accoutre (or accouter), equip, fit (out), gird, kit (up or out) [chiefly British], outfit, furnish, rig, supply

Related Words: stock, store; bestow, contribute, donate, give, present; apportion, deal (out), dispense, distribute, dole out, hand out, mete (out), parcel (out), portion, prorate; allocate, allot, assign; arm, fortify, prepare; reequip, refit, refurnish, reoutfit

Near Antonyms: deprive, dispossess, divest, strip

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Rhymes with PROVISION

decision, dream vision, misprision, North Frisian, precision, prevision