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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Supply \Sup*ply"\, v. t. [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.
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     2. To serve instead of; to take the place of.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Burning ships the banished sun supply. --Waller.
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              The sun was set, and Vesper, to supply
              His absent beams, had lighted up the sky. --Dryden.
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     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.
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     4. To give; to bring or furnish; to provide; as, to supply
        money for the war. --Prior.
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     Syn: To furnish; provide; administer; minister; contribute;
          yield; accommodate.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Supply \Sup*ply"\, v. t. [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 ]


  supplying
       n : the activity of supplying or providing something [syn: provision,
            supply]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  supplying
     vb.
     (present participle of en supply nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  supplying
     vb.
     (present participle of en supply nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  supplying
     vb.
     (present participle of en supply nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  supplying
     vb.
     (present participle of en supply nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  supplying
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm s upply ing)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  supplying
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en supply ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb supply)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Supplying /səplˈaɪɪŋ/
  التموين