providableadj.
/prəˈvʌɪdəbl/, U.S. /prəˈvaɪdəb(ə)l/, /proʊˈvaɪdəb(ə)l/ Capable of being provided.
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1653 S. Hunton Army Armed 11 The Army..are a lawfull authority by this also, as thus consequently chosen, none other being in esse provided, nor in posse provideable by the people at this time.
1692 T. Tryon Good House-wife (ed. 2) xxxi. 249 The Lord our Bountiful Creator has in a superabundant manner supplied and furnisht us with varieties of..sound healthy Foods, easily providable.
1891 Dict. National Biogr. XXVIII. 224/2 He would have provided for Rousseau had Rousseau been providable for.
1902 Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 20 Oct. 12/4 Adequate funds for education in all its branches are providable if not provided.
1940 Times 15 June 5/5 The Commonwealth Government have ordered 496 more Wirraway aeroplanes..to replace battle aircraft normally providable by the United Kingdom.
1971 Nature 22 Jan. 235/2 The balance of basic and clinical teaching and research providable under the current educational and economic constraints.
2000 Sunday News (Dar-es-Salaam) 26 Mar. 8/2 There are some matrimonial reliefs which are still providable even if the parties to the marriage have divorced.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1653- to take or receive the sacrament to do something,
- to take or receive the sacrament to do upon a matter
- to take or stand one's trick
- to take or stand one's trick at the etc
- to take or stand one's trick at the wheel
- to take order
- to take orders
- to take out
- to take out ,forth in farm
- to take out ,forth to farm
- to take out after
- to take out of
- to take out of bond
- to take out of commission
- to take out of pledge
- to take out of the way
- to take out of wed
- to take out one's bat
- to take out the bickies
- to take over
- to take over from
- to take pace
- to take pains
- to take part
- to take part against