Provide and Specify

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Provide verb - Determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation.

Usage example: The Constitution provides for the right to free speech

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Specify and provide are semantically related. in stipulate topic. In some cases you can use "Specify" instead a verb "Provide".

Specify verb - To give the rules about (something) clearly and exactly.

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Provide and specify are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Provide" instead a verb "Specify".

kind	provide kind	specify kind
reason	provide reason	specify reason
time	provide time	specify time
way	provide way	specify way
Other words: effects, details, items, points.

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