provvedere

Definitions of provvedere
  1. verb
    arrange by systematic planning and united effort
    synonyms: acconciare, allestire, ammannire, apparecchiare, apprestare, approntare, catalogare, commissionare, concertare, congegnare, costruire, disporre, escogitare, formare, indrappellare, inquadrare, orchestrare, ordinare, organizzare, organizzarsi, pensare, predisporre, preparare, prepararsi
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    inforcare
    prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance
    preparare, tendere
    prepare or position for action or operation
    impiantare
    begin, or enable someone else to begin, a venture by providing the means, logistics, etc.
  2. verb
    determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation
    synonyms: considerare, contemplare, prevedere
  3. verb
    give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
    synonyms: dare, dotare, erogare, fornire, ministrare, rifornire, somministrare
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    alimentare, cibare, dare, foraggiare, fornire, imbeccare, imboccare, ministrare, nutrire, pascere, pasturare, somministrare
    give food to
    imboccare
    serve as food for; be the food for
    intavolare, propinare, scodellare, servire
    provide (usually but not necessarily food)
    servire
    help to some food; help with food or drink
    foraggiare, imboccare, nutrire, pascere, pasturare
    provide as food
    cullarsi, gratificare
    yield (to); give satisfaction to
    adempiere, dare risposta, dare seguito, esaudire, soddisfare
    fill or meet a want or need
    abitare
    live in the house where one works
    imboccare
    gratify
    allattare, ciucciare, poppare
    give suck to
    iniettare
    feed intravenously
    agghiacciare, ammorzare, dissetare, sminuire, smorzare
    satisfy (thirst)
    pascere, pascolare, radere
    let feed in a field or pasture or meadow
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    dare, passare
    transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody
  4. verb
    give something useful or necessary to
    synonyms: arredare, dare, dotare, erogare, fornire, rifornire
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    caricare
    energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge
    datare
    provide with a dateline; mark with a date
    imboccare
    feed into; supply
    offrire, offrirsi
    make available or accessible, provide or furnish
    allacciare, allarmare, collegare, legare, rilegare, spaventare, unire, vincolare
    provide funds complementary to
    riscaldare, scaldare
    provide with heat
    armare
    supply with arms
    canalizzare
    provide (a city) with a canal
    ammobiliare, arredare
    provide or equip with furniture
    attrezzare, equipaggiare
    provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose
    diluviare
    supply in large amounts or quantities
    inondare
    supply with an excess of
    rattoppare
    provide with a patch; also used metaphorically
    proteggere, riparare
    provide shelter for
    motorizzare
    equip with armed and armored motor vehicles
    ricaricare
    charge anew
    datare
    stamp with a date
    riarmare
    arm again
    equipaggiare
    supply with a set of articles or tools
    nominare
    furnish
    blindare, corazzare, premunire
    equip with armor
    addobbare, adornare, fregiare, ornare, parare
    furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors
    alloggiare, raccogliere, sistemare
    provide housing for
    ammettere, permettere, rilasciare
    make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain
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    dare, passare
    transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody
  5. verb
    come into possession of
    synonyms: accaparrare, fornirsi, premunirsi, procacciare, procacciarsi, procurare, procurarsi, provvedersi
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    disseppellire, dissotterrare, esumare, rivangare, scavare, sterrare
    find by digging in the ground
    scroccare
    ask for and get free; be a parasite
    brevettare
    obtain a patent for
    arruolare, arruolarsi
    hire for work or assistance
    mietere
    get or derive
    disseppellire, dissotterrare, esumare, riesumare
    dig up for reburial or for medical investigation; of dead bodies
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    acquisire, ottenere, prendere, ricevere, trarre
    come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
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