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SUPPLY', L. suppleo sub and pleo, disused, to fill.

1. To fill up, as any deficiency happens to furnish what is wanted to afford or furnish a sufficiency as, to supply the poor with bread and clothing to supply the daily wants of nature to supply the navy with masts and spars to supply the treasury with money. The city is well supplied with water.

I wanted nothing fortune could supply.

2. To serve instead of.

Burning ships the banish'd sun supply.

3. To give to bring or furnish.

Nearer care supplies

Signs to my breast, and sorrow to my eyes.

4. To fill vacant room.

The sun was set, and Vesper to supply

His absent beams, had lighted up the sky.

5. To fill as, to supply a vacancy.

6. In general, to furnish to give or afford what is wanted.

Modern infidelity supplies no such motives.

SUPPLY', n. Sufficiency for wants given or furnished. The poor have a daily supply of food the army has ample supplies of provisions and munitions of war. Customs, taxes and excise constitute the supplies of revenue.