To provide (something), to make (something) available for use.
to supply money for the war
To furnish or equip with.
to supply a furnace with fuel; to supply soldiers with ammunition
To fill up, or keep full.
Rivers are supplied by smaller streams.
To compensate for, or make up a deficiency of.
To serve instead of; to take the place of.
To act as a substitute.
To fill temporarily; to serve as substitute for another in, as a vacant place or office; to occupy; to have possession of.
to supply a pulpit