Word Meanings - PREPROVIDE - Book Publishers vocabulary database
To provide beforehand. "The materials preprovided." Fuller.
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- PROVIDENCE
A manifestation of the care and superintendence which God exercises over his creatures; an event ordained by divine direction. He that hath a numerous family, and many to provide for, needs a greater providence of God. Jer. Taylor. 4. Prudence in - FULLER
One whose occupation is to full cloth. Fuller's earth, a variety of clay, used in scouring and cleansing cloth, to imbibe grease. -- Fuller's herb , the soapwort , formerly used to remove stains from cloth. -- Fuller's thistle or weed - PROVIDE
1. To look out for in advance; to procure beforehand; to get, collect, or make ready for future use; to prepare. "Provide us all things necessary." Shak. 2. To supply; to afford; to contribute. Bring me berries, or such cooling fruit As the kind, - PROVIDENTLY
In a provident manner. - BEFOREHAND
1. In a state of anticipation ore preoccupation; in advance; -- often followed by with. Agricola . . . resolves to be beforehand with the danger. Milton. The last cited author has been beforehand with me. Addison. 2. By way of preparation, - FULLERY
The place or the works where the fulling of cloth is carried on. - PROVIDENT
Foreseeing wants and making provision to supply them; prudent in preparing for future exigencies; cautious; economical; -- sometimes followed by of; as, aprovident man; an animal provident of the future. And of our good and of our dignity, - PROVIDER
One who provides, furnishes, or supplies; one who procures what is wanted. - PROVIDENTIAL
Effected by, or referable to, divine direction or superintendence; as, the providential contrivance of thing; a providential escape. -- Prov"i*den"tial*ly, adv. - PROVIDENTNESS
The quality or state of being provident; carefulness; prudence; economy. - PROVIDED
On condition; by stipulation; with the understanding; if; -- usually followed by that; as, provided that nothing in this act shall prejudice the rights of any person whatever. Provided the deductions are logical, they seem almost indifferent to - PREPROVIDE
To provide beforehand. "The materials preprovided." Fuller. - IMPROVIDENTLY
In a improvident manner. "Improvidently rash." Drayton. - IMPROVIDED
Unforeseen; unexpected; not provided against; unprepared. All improvided for dread of death. E. Hall. - UNPROVIDENT
Improvident. "Who for thyself art so unprovident.' Shak. - IMPROVIDENTIALLY
Improvidently. - IMPROVIDENCE
The quality of being improvident; want of foresight or thrift. The improvidence of my neighbor must not make me inhuman. L'Estrange. - DISPROVIDE
Not to provide; to fail to provide. Boyle. - OVERPROVIDENT
Too provident. - IMPROVIDENT
Not provident; wanting foresight or forethought; not foreseeing or providing for the future; negligent; thoughtless; as, an improvident man. Improvident soldires! had your watch been good, This sudden mischief never could have fallen. Shak. Syn. - UNPROVIDE
To deprive of necessary provision; to unfurnish. Lest her . . . beauty unprovide my mind again. Shak.