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To contrast............................................................................................................................................... 1
To accord ................................................................................................................................................. 1
To allot..................................................................................................................................................... 2
Origin of ALLOT ................................................................................................................................. 3
To dispense.............................................................................................................................................. 3
To furnish ................................................................................................................................................ 4
To provide................................................................................................................................................ 5
To feed..................................................................................................................................................... 6
To cater.................................................................................................................................................... 7
To provision ............................................................................................................................................. 8
To supply ............................................................................................................................................... 10
To ply with ............................................................................................................................................. 11

To contrast
intransitive verb
: to form a contrast : exhibit somewhat marked or noticeable difference or
opposition<his fine words contrasted with his unscrupulous behavior>
transitive verb
1: to put in contrast : set off by contrast or form a contrast to
2: to compare in respect of differences : exhibit especially antithetically the differences
and relative worth of<compare and contrast the two eras>

to be unlike; to not be the same

her depressed mood today contrasts sharply with her good spirits yesterday

Synonyms differ, vary

Related Words deviate, diverge, divide, fluctuate, separate

Near Antonyms accord, agree, conform, correspond

Antonyms compare, match

To accord
to be in agreement on every point

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claims that the newspaper's quote does not accord with what he actually said

Synonyms agree, answer, check, chord, cohere, coincide, comport, conform, consist, correspond,
dovetail, fit, go, harmonize, jibe, rhyme (also rime), sort, square, tally

Related Words equal, match, parallel; align (also aline), line up, register

Synonymous Phrases fall in with

Near Antonyms contradict, dispute, gainsay; negate, nullify; clash, conflict, jar

Antonyms differ (from), disagree (with)

2to give the ownership or benefit of (something) formally or publicly

women were finally accorded the right to vote in 1920

Synonyms award, confer, grant, vest

Related Words bestow, contribute, donate, give, present, show; furnish, provide, supply; extend,
offer, proffer; allocate, appropriate, assign; appoint, designate, dub, fix, name, set

Near Antonyms abort, call, call off, drop, recall, repeal, rescind, revoke; abrogate, annul, invalidate,
nullify, void, write off; recant, retract, take back, withdraw

To allot
transitive verb
1: to assign as a portion or lot<the right of society to allot to each the work … that he should do — J. A.
Hobson>: such as

a: to prescribe as one's lot (as in life) : ORDAIN, APPOINT<nature … propels us like children through the role
she has allotted us — D. C. Peattie><each in his allotted place>

b: to assign as a share or portion to a particular person or thing or for a particular

purpose : ALLOCATE<business began to encroach upon the time allotted to rest — S. M.
Crothers><allotted to the civilian economy what was left over — Current History><exceeded
his allotted time by 15 minutes>specifically : to assign to a subscriber (a proportionate share of an issue of
securities)

2: to distribute by lot or as if by lot : parcel out in parts or portions or to each individual

concerned : apportion especially without regard to the choice or wishes of the recipients<the council
should not waste time on allotting blame between him and his junior officers><some fairly good-sized
parts to allot among all those people who are coming to the tryout — Robertson Davies>

3: to assign as due or deriving : ATTRIBUTE<allot diverse sets of instincts to the biological ego — P. A.
Sorokin>

intransitive verb
North : INTEND, RECKON, ANTICIPATE —usually used with on or upon<I allot upon going>

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al·lot·ter noun, plural al·lot·ters
<For a boxer in those days, there was no greater fate, because Carbo and, beneath him, Palermo
were fate itself, divider of destinies and allotter of days. — Nick Tosches, The Devil and Sonny
Liston, 2001>

Origin of ALLOT
Middle English alotten, from Middle French aloter, from a- (from Latin ad-) + -loter (from lot, of
Germanic origin; akin to Old English hlot lot) — more at AT, LOT

First Known Use: 15th century (transitive sense 1)

to give as a share or portion

each speaker was allotted five minutes to present his or her opinion in the debate

Synonyms allocate, allow, apportion, assign, distribute, lot, ration

Related Words admeasure, administer, deal, dispense, divide, dole out, hand out, measure, mete
(out), meter, parcel (out), part, portion, prorate, share (out), split; accord, award, give, grant;
earmark, reserve; chip in, contribute, donate; reallocate, reapportion, reassign, redistribute

Near Antonyms begrudge, deny, deprive (of); keep, retain, stint, withhold; appropriate, arrogate,
confiscate

To dispense
to give out (something) to appropriate individuals

a conscientious pharmacist never dispenses pills to people without assurances that they understand
the instructions

Synonyms administer, allocate, apportion, deal (out), distribute, dole out, hand out, mete (out),
parcel (out), portion, prorate

Related Words admeasure, allot, allow, appropriate, assign, dish out, divide, divvy (up), dollop (out),
lot, measure (out), part, proportion, ration, redistribute, set, share (out), split; bestow, disburse,
furnish, issue, provide, share, supply; circulate, disperse, disseminate, scatter, spread; chip in,
contribute, donate, pledge; reallocate, reapportion

Near Antonyms begrudge, decline, deny, deprive (of), disallow, refuse, reject, withhold; niggle (out),
pinch, skimp, stint

Antonyms misallocate

transitive verb
1a: to deal out in portions : DISTRIBUTE, GIVE, PROVIDE<dispensing alms among the
poor><dispense goodwill with each kindness>
b: ADMINISTER<dispense the sacraments><dispense justice in his own special way>

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c: to deal with : HANDLE<the smaller roles were dispensed by equally capable actors>
2: to give dispensation (as from a vow) : RELEASE, EXEMPT<dispense a friend from keeping
a promise><in exceptional circumstances the dean of the faculty may … dispense the
candidate from the oral examination — Durham University Calendar>
3a: to put up (a prescription or medicine)
b: to prepare and distribute (medicines) to the sick
intransitive verb
1aarchaic : to grant permission by exempting one from a law or obligation or the
penalty for its infringement or neglect
bobsolete : PERMIT, ALLOW
2a: to grant or arrange for special exemption from a law or obligation —used
with with<asked the king to dispense with statutes that prevented immediate action
against the enemy>
b: to set aside or disregard something —used with with
c: to do without something —used with with<made an analysis of production to see
how many men and jobs could be dispensed with><dispense with all formalities and get
to the business at hand>
3: to be rid : do away —used with with<trying to dispense with the futile necessity of
eating three times a day><the design reduced framing at least 25 percent
and dispensed with foundation and wooden sills — Monsanto Magazine>

To furnish
to provide (someone) with what is needed for a task or activity

the art students were furnished with brushes, crayons, pencils, and various other art supplies

Synonyms accoutre (or accouter), equip, fit (out), gird, kit (up or out) [chiefly British], outfit,
provision, 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

2to put (something) into the possession of someone for use or consumption

we'll gladly furnish the food for any out-of-town guests

Synonyms deliver, feed, give, hand, hand over, provide, supply

Related Words ply (with); administer, allocate, apportion, deal (out), dispense, distribute, dole out,
mete (out), parcel (out), portion, prorate; assign, cede, deed, make over, transfer

Near Antonyms conserve, keep up, maintain, preserve, save

Antonyms hold (back), keep (back), reserve, retain, withhold

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tr.v. fur·nished, fur·nish·ing, fur·nish·es
1.
a. To provide (what is needed or desired): furnished the snacks for the party.
b. To provide furniture for: furnish a room.
c. To provide something necessary or desired to; equip: furnished the students with pens.
2. To have as an available or desirable feature: a courtyard that furnishes a fine view.

vb (tr)
1. to provide (a house, room, etc) with furniture, carpets, etc
2. to equip with what is necessary; fit out
3. to give; supply: the records furnished the information required.
[C15: from Old French fournir, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German frummen to carry out]
ˈfurnisher n

To provide
v.tr.
1.
a. To make available (something needed or desired); furnish: provide food and shelter for a family.
b. To supply something needed or desired to: provided her family with food.
2. To have as an available or desirable feature; afford: a room that provides ample sunlight through Fr
ench windows.
3. To set down as a stipulation or requirement: an agreement that provides deadlines for completion o
f the work.
4. Archaic To make ready ahead of time; prepare.
v.intr.
1. To take measures in preparation: provided for the common defense of the states in time of war.
2. To supply means of subsistence: She provides for her family by working in a hospital.
3. To make a stipulation or requirement: The Constitution provides for a bicameral legislature.

v. -vid•ed, -vid•ing. v.t.

1. to make available; furnish: to provide employees with benefits.
2. to supply or equip: to provide the army with tanks.
3. to afford or yield.
4. to stipulate beforehand, as by a provision.
5. Archaic. to prepare or procure beforehand.
v.i.
6. to take measures with due foresight (usu. fol. by for or against).
7. to make a stipulation or provision.
8. to supply means of support (usu. fol. by for): to provide for one's children.
[1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin prōvidēre to foresee, look after, provide for]

1. 'provide with'
To provide something that someone needs or wants means to give it to them or make it available to t
hem. You say that you provide someone with something.
They provided him with money to buy new clothes.
We can provide you with information that may help you to find a job.

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Be Careful!
You must use with in sentences like these. Don't say, for example, 'They provided him money to buy
new clothes'.
2. 'provide for'
You can also say that you provide something for someone.
The animals provide food for their young.
The hospital provides care for thousands of sick children.
Be Careful!
Don't use any preposition except for in sentences like these. Don't say, for example 'The animals prov
ide food to their young'.
If you provide for someone, you regularly give them the things they need, such as money, food, or cl
othing.
Parents are expected to provide for their children.
If he dies, will the family be provided for?
Be Careful!
You must use for in sentences like these. Don't say, for example, 'Parents are expected to provide th
eir children'.

To feed
vb (mainly tr) , feeds, feeding or fed (fɛd)
1. to give food to: to feed the cat.
2. to give as food: to feed meat to the cat.
3. (intr) to eat food: the horses feed at noon.
4. to provide food for: these supplies can feed 10 million people.
5. to provide what is necessary for the existence or development of: to feed one's imagination.
6. to gratify; satisfy: to feed one's eyes on a beautiful sight.
7. (Mechanical Engineering) (also intr) to supply (a machine, furnace, etc) with (the necessary materia
ls or fuel) for its operation, or (of such materials) to flow or move forwards into a machine, etc
8. (Agriculture) to use (land) as grazing
9. (Theatre) theatre informal to cue (an actor, esp a comedian) with lines or actions
10. (Rugby) sport to pass a ball to (a team-mate)
11. (Electronics) electronics to introduce (electrical energy) into a circuit, esp by means of a feeder
12. (also intr; foll by on or upon) to eat or cause to eat
n
13. the act or an instance of feeding
14. food, esp that of animals or babies
15. (Mechanical Engineering) the process of supplying a machine or furnace with a material or fuel
16. (Mechanical Engineering) the quantity of material or fuel so supplied
17. (Communications & Information) computing a facility allowing web users to receive news headline
s and updates on their browser from a website as soon as they are published
18. (Mechanical Engineering) the rate of advance of a cutting tool in a lathe, drill, etc
19. (Mechanical Engineering) a mechanism that supplies material or fuel or controls the rate of advan
ce of a cutting tool
20. (Theatre) theatre informal a performer, esp a straight man, who provides cues
21. informal a meal
[Old English fēdan; related to Old Norse fœtha to feed, Old High German fuotan, Gothic fōthjan; see f
ood, fodder]
ˈfeedable adj

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v. fed, feed•ing,
n. v.t.
1. to give food to; supply with nourishment.
2. to yield or serve as food for: This land has fed ten generations.
3. to provide as food: to feed breadcrumbs to pigeons.
4. to furnish for consumption.
5. to satisfy; minister to; gratify.
6. to supply, as for maintenance or operation: to feed a printing press with paper.
7. to flow into or merge with so as to form or sustain: streams that feed a river.
8.
a. to provide lines, cues, or actions to (a performer).
b. to supply (lines, cues, or actions) to a performer.
9. to distribute (a local radio or television broadcast) via satellite or network.
v.i.
10. (esp. of animals) to take food; eat.
11. to be nourished or gratified; subsist: to feed on fruit.
12. to flow, lead, or provide access: The local roads feed into a state highway.
n.
13. food, esp. for farm animals.
14. an allowance, portion, or supply of such food.
15. a meal, esp. a lavish one.
16. the act of feeding.
17. the act or process of feeding a furnace, machine, etc.
18. the material, or the amount of it, so fed.
19. a feeding mechanism.
20. a local radio or television broadcast distributed by satellite or network to a much wider audience, e
sp. nationwide or international.
Idioms:
off one's feed, Slang. without any appetite for food, esp. because of illness.
[before 950; Middle English feden, Old English fēdan See food]

To cater
v. ca·tered, ca·ter·ing, ca·ters
v.intr.
1. To provide food or entertainment.
2. To be particularly attentive or solicitous; minister: The nurses catered to my every need. The legisla
tion catered to various special interest groups.
v.tr.
1. To provide food service for: a business that caters banquets and weddings.
2. To attend to the wants or needs of.

to provide food or meals for

a local firm will cater the awards banquet for high school athletes of the year

Synonyms board, feed, provision, victual

Related Words serve, wait; nourish, nurture, sustain; banquet, dine, feast, regale; mess; batten,
fatten, fill; force-feed, overfeed, surfeit; underfeed; hand-feed, spoon-feed; refeed, reprovision

transitive verb
1: to provide a supply of usually prepared food : act as caterer<cater for a large
banquet><cater to local parties and entertainments>

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2a: to supply what is required or desired<carry a good supply of charts so as to cater for such
emergencies — Peter Heaton><too many movies, novels, and comic books cater to an appetite
for violence — J. P. Sisk>
b: to act with special consideration<cater to a very sick boy>

To provision
to provide (someone) with what is needed for a task or activity

the climbers were sufficiently provisioned to withstand just about any mountaineering emergency

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

2to provide food or meals for

it was the quartermaster's job to properly equip and provision the troops

Synonyms board, cater, feed, victual

Related Words serve, wait; nourish, nurture, sustain; banquet, dine, feast, regale; mess; batten,
fatten, fill; force-feed, overfeed, surfeit; underfeed; hand-feed, spoon-feed; refeed, reprovision
plural pro·vi·sions
1: the act or process of providing something<the provision of a play area for the
children><the provision of free speech is … a weapon of enlightenment — Lucius Garvin><Their contracts
with the city included the provision of such social services as day-care facilities, counselling services, and
senior-citizen centers. — Nat Hentoff, The New Yorker, 30 Mar. 1987>
2: a stipulation (as a clause in a statute or contract) made in advance : PROVISO<bequeathed the house
with the provision that it be preserved><this provision is one of fundamental importance in our legal …
system — E. N. Griswold><The renewal provision included in a cancellable policy grants the insurer the
right to terminate the policy at any time … — Harriet E. Jones et al., Principles of Insurance, 1996>
3: a stock of needed materials or supplies<caravans expecting water or provision at a designated spot —
Irving Stone><The Commissary must direct you how to get supplied with provision. — George
Washington, letter, 24 May 1756>especially : a stock of food : VICTUALS —usually plural<a basket
of provisions— Green Peyton><The lighthouse keeper and his family had routinely locked themselves
inside the tower with a winter's worth of provisions lest they be swept into the sea.— Trevor Corson, The
Secret Life of Lobster, 2004>
4a: the quality or state of being prepared beforehand<cast upon the world without provision — J. H.
Newman><Rowland, on his side, was not without provision for reflection, and they lingered on in broken,
desultory talk. — Henry James, The Americans, 1877>
b: a measure taken beforehand : PREPARATION<Practically anyone with any authority feels entitled to
sanction the building of roads … . The majority turn out to be the well-known "summer short-cuts," poorly

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done and without provision for their subsequent maintenance. — Stanley Heckado Moreno, Journal of
Interamerican Studies & World Affairs, Fall 1993>
5a: promotion to office by an ecclesiastical superior<Papal provisions were instances where the pontiff
reserved the right to intervene in a vacancy and appoint an incumbent directly from Rome. — Laurence A.
B. Whitley, A Great Grievance: Ecclesiastical Lay Patronage in Scotland until 1750, 11 Jan.
2013>especially : appointment to a benefice not yet vacant<through … a papal provision he was made
bishop— G. C. Sellery><The second type of provision was the expectative grace, which promised a
benefice which was not yet vacant but would in due course be so.— A. D. M. Barrell, Medieval Scotland, 18
Sept. 2000>
bScots law : a gift by will or deed to one as heir who would not be heir otherwise — compare HEIR OF
PROVISION
cProvision : any of various laws enacted in the 13th and early 14th centuries by the assemblies of the
English prelates and nobles or issued by the king with their consent<Provisions of Oxford><This abbey is
likewise memorable for the parliament held here in the 20th year of Henry III, when the famous
"Provisions of Merton" … were enacted … — R. Lobb, ed., Ambulator: Or, a Pocket Companion in a Tour
Round London … , 4th edition, 1792>

pro·vi·sioned; pro·vi·sion·ing; pro·vi·sions

1transitive : to supply with needed materials (such as food) : to supply with provisions<trips
to provision the island — Ben Holt><have an amply provisioned look that betrays their bucolic
childhood — American Mercury><Soon afterward, U.S. warplanes carpeted the site with bombs, forcing
the beleaguered, poorly provisioned soldiers to retreat … — Edwin Dobb, Harper's, May 2002>
2intransitive : to obtain needed materials : to stock up on provisions<Before leaving on our cruise,
we provisioned at the Marina Market, a grocery at the east end of the island. — Allison Peter, Sail, March
1997>

n.
1.
a. The act of providing or supplying something: the provision of health care; the provision of rations.
b. The act of making preparations for a possible or future event or situation: The provision for retireme
nt requires planning.
2.
a. Something provided: A fire escape is an important provision in a building.
b. provisions Necessary supplies, such as food and clothing, as for a journey.
3. A preparatory action or measure: We must make provisions for riding out the storm.
4. A particular requirement in a law, rule, agreement, or document: the constitutional provision concer
ned with due process.
v. pro·vi·sioned, pro·vi·sion·ing, pro·vi·sions
v.tr.
To supply with provisions.
v.intr.
To take preparatory action or measures: A bank must provision against losses from bad loans.

n.
1. the act of providing or supplying.

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2. something provided or supplied.
3. an arrangement or preparation made beforehand, as to meet needs.
4. a clause in a law, legal instrument, etc., providing for something; stipulation; proviso.
5. provisions, supplies of food.
6. an appointment to an ecclesiastical office.
v.t.
7. to supply with provisions.

To supply
vb, -plies, -plying or -plied
1. (often foll by: with) to furnish with something that is required: to supply the community with good go
vernment.
2. (tr; often foll by to or for) to make available or provide (something that is desired or lacking): to supp
ly books to the library.
3. (tr) to provide for adequately; make good; satisfy: who will supply their needs?.
4. (Professions) to serve as a substitute, usually temporary, in (another's position, etc): there are no cl
ergymen to supply the pulpit.
5. (tr) Brit to fill (a vacancy, position, etc)
n, pl -plies
6.
a. the act of providing or something that is provided
b. (as modifier): a supply dump.
7. (often plural) an amount available for use; stock
8. (plural) food, equipment, etc, needed for a campaign or trip
9. (Economics) economics
a. willingness and ability to offer goods and services for sale
b. the amount of a commodity that producers are willing and able to offer for sale at a specified price.
Compare demand9
10. (Military) military
a. the management and disposal of food and equipment
b. (as modifier): supply routes.
11. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (often plural) a grant of money voted by a legislature for gover
nment expenses, esp those not covered by other revenues
12. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in Parliament and similar legislatures) the money voted annu
ally for the expenses of the civil service and armed forces
13. (Professions)
a. a person who acts as a temporary substitute
b. (as modifier): a supply vicar.
14. (Electrical Engineering) a source of electrical energy, gas, etc
15. obsolete aid or assistance
[C14: from Old French souppleier, from Latin supplēre to complete, from sub- up + plēre to fill]
supˈpliable adj
supˈplier n

transitive verb
1aobsolete : to make additions to by way of supplement
b: to add (something essential or lacking) as a supplement
2a: to provide satisfaction or compensation for (as a need or defect) : make good by
providing a substitute : fill adequately<an age which supplied the lack of moral habits by
a system of moral attitudes and poses — T. S. Eliot><the laws by which the material
wants of men are supplied — Bulletin of Bates College>
b: to satisfy a need or desire for : provide or furnish with : bring up or make available a
quantity of : YIELD<had taken to poaching as a means of supplying fresh meat for the

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table — H. D. Quillin><the millrace built to supply power to the mission's
sawmill — American Guide Series: Tennessee><the moral code of each generation
… supplies a norm or standard of behavior — B. N. Cardozo><a youngster in
school supplied me the answer — Bryan MacMahon>
c(1) : to provide that which is required or desired by : satisfy the needs or wishes
of : furnish with or as if with supplies, provisions, or equipment<a contract to supply the
railroad with fuel — D. L. Graham><wells were drilled to supply the town's water
system — American Guide Series: Arkansas>
(2) : to furnish (organs, tissues, or cells) with pathways for transmission or a vital
element (such as a nerve impulse) —used of nerves and blood vessels
3a(1) : to substitute for another in (a function)
(2) : to occupy (a position) as a substitute specifically : to serve as a supply in (a church
or pulpit)
b: to serve instead of : take the place of : REPLACE<a bold peasantry … when once
destroyed, can never be supplied — Oliver Goldsmith>
intransitive verb
: to serve as a supply<he supplied on Sundays in church pulpits of various
denominations — Virginia D. Dawson & Betty D. Wilson>

1to provide (someone) with what is needed for a task or activity

be sure to pack your own towels in case the hostel doesn't supply them

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

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

2to put (something) into the possession of someone for use or consumption

the stable will supply safety helmets, but we need to bring our own riding boots

Synonyms deliver, feed, furnish, give, hand, hand over, provide

Related Words ply (with); administer, allocate, apportion, deal (out), dispense, distribute, dole out,
mete (out), parcel (out), portion, prorate; assign, cede, deed, make over, transfer

Near Antonyms conserve, keep up, maintain, preserve, save

Antonyms hold (back), keep (back), reserve, retain, withhold

To ply with
s in give, hand over

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Synonyms and Near Synonyms administer, allocate, apportion, deal (out), dispense, distribute, dole
out, mete (out), parcel (out), portion, prorate; deliver, feed, furnish, give, hand, hand over, provide,
supply; assign, cede, deed, make over, transfer

Antonyms and Near Antonyms hold (back), keep (back), reserve, retain, withhold; conserve, keep up,
maintain, preserve, save
To give one something (especially in large quantities) in order to coax them into providing some benefi
t in return.We plied Tom with alcohol to get him to reveal the dark secrets of his business.These docu
ments make it clear that the lobbyists plied the senator with lavish trips.

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