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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Supply \Sup*ply"\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Supplied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Supplying}.] [For older supploy, F. suppl['e]er, OF. also supployer, (assumed) LL. suppletare, from L. supplere, suppletum; sub under + plere to fill, akin to plenus full. See {Plenty}.]
1. To fill up, or keep full; to furnish with what is wanted; to afford, or furnish with, a sufficiency; as, rivers are supplied by smaller streams; an aqueduct supplies an artificial lake; -- often followed by with before the thing furnished; as, to supply a furnace with fuel; to supply soldiers with ammunition.
2. To serve instead of; to take the place of.
Burning ships the banished sun supply. --Waller.
The sun was set, and Vesper, to supply His absent beams, had lighted up the sky. --Dryden.
3. To fill temporarily; to serve as substitute for another in, as a vacant place or office; to occupy; to have possession of; as, to supply a pulpit.
4. To give; to bring or furnish; to provide; as, to supply money for the war. --Prior.
Syn: To furnish; provide; administer; minister; contribute; yield; accommodate.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
supply
noun
1: an amount of something available for use
2: offering goods and services for sale [ant: {demand}]
3: the activity of supplying or providing something [syn: {provision}, {supplying}]
verb
1: provide or furnish with; "We provided the room with an electrical heater" [syn: {provide}, {render}, {furnish}]
2: circulate or distribute or equip with; "issue a new uniform to the children"; "supply blankets for the beds" [syn: {issue}] [ant: {recall}]
3: provide what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests" [syn: {provide}, {ply}, {cater}]
4: state or say further; "'It doesn't matter,' he supplied" [syn: {add}, {append}] [also: {supplied}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
supplied See {supply}
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