furnish Copy link Outline I. To supply1. praebeo, 2 (to afford2. mĭnistro, 1 (as a servant or waiter)3. suppĕdĭto, 1 (to f. in sufficient quantity)4. suggĕro, ssi, stum, 3 (strictly to send up, as the earth does its products), Ov. Met. 15, 815. suffĭcio, 36. commŏdo, 1 (to f. out of kindness, oblige any one with)II. To fit out1. orno, 1 (with acc. of direct object, and abl. of that with which)2. instruo, xi, ctum, 3 (to fit out, equip • furnish: I. To supply: 1. praebeo, 2 (to afford: with dat. of person and acc. of thing): to f. him with bread, ei panem pr., Nep. Them. 10: to f. fuel and salt, ligna salemque pr., Hor. S. 1, 5, 46: to f. any one with a reason for breaking off a truce, tollendi indutias causam alicui pr., Liv.: to f. grounds for ill-will, invidiae materiam pr., Cic. Ph. 11, 9, 21. 2. mĭnistro, 1 (as a servant or waiter): v. to supply. 3. suppĕdĭto, 1 (to f. in sufficient quantity): to f. food (in abundance), cibos s., Cic. Leg. 2, 27, 67: to f. the orator with a fund of material, oratoribus copiam dicendi s., Cic. Top. 18, 67. 4. suggĕro, ssi, stum, 3 (strictly to send up, as the earth does its products), Ov. Met. 15, 81: hence, in gen. to furnish to hand what one is looking for: to f. subject for accusations, materiam criminibus s., Liv. 3, 11: the city itself f.'d every appliance (of war), urbs omnium rerum apparatus suggerebat, Hirt. B. Alex. 3. 5. suffĭcio, 3: v. to afford. (I, 2). 6. commŏdo, 1 (to f. out of kindness, oblige any one with): to f. an enemy with water, aquam hosti c., Pl.: to f. any one with money, alicui aurum c., Cic. Coel. 13, 32: v. to lend. II. To fit out: 1. orno, 1 (with acc. of direct object, and abl. of that with which): he f.s the decemvirs with apparitors, scribes ... mules, tents, etc., (decemviros) ornat apparitoribus, scribis, mulis, tabernaculis, Cic. Agr. 2, 13, 32: also absol., to f. out a banquet, or. [et apparare] convivium, Cic. Verr. 4, 20, 45: see also to equip. Simly. the comps. (1). exorno, 1 (like preced.): to f. out a banquet with elegance, convivium scite ex., Sall. Jug. 85, med. a thoroughly f.'d house, domus exornata atque instructa [opp. to nuda atque inanis], Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 34, 84. (2). ădorno, 1 (less freq., but like preced.): to f. the seas with fleets and escorts, maria classibus et praesidiis ad., Cic. Manil. 12, 35: Liv: to adorn. (3). sŭborno, 1 (esp. to supply with in a secret, underhand way): to f. a person with money, aliquem pecunia s., Ant. in Cic. Ph. 13, 16, 32. Fig.. how f'd by Nature (for life), quemadmodum subornatus a Natura, Cic. Leg. 1, 22, fin.: f.'d with instruction, praeceptis subornatus, Sen. 2. instruo, xi, ctum, 3 (to fit out, equip: with acc. and abl.): to f. out a banquet with every luxury, convivium omnibus rebus i., Cic. Verr. 4, 27, 62: often absol., to f. a house, domum i., ib. 4, 5, 9. Fig.: f.'d with every kind of liberal accomplishment, omnibus ingenuis artibus instructus, Cic. (N.B.--orno, exorno, adorno, are often used of ornamental furnishing instruo is simply to fit out or furnish: cf. supr.)
FURNISH Copy link • FURNISHTo supply (with accusative of thing), suppeditare (e.g., the money, the expense, water, corn, etc.): praebere: praestare (to afford; praebere panem, sumtum: to furnish a lighter diet, leviorem cibum praestare, of birds): providere (to furnish beforehand what will be required, arma; ligna in hiemem). To supply with anything, aliquem aliqua re instruere (general term for providing with what is necessary): ornare: exornare aliquem aliqua re (κοσμεῖν, διακοσμεῖν; with what is more than barely necessary, with what serves for ornament, luxury, honor, or at all events makes the person’s outfit fully and beautifully complete). (The words are found in this connection and order.) ornare (exornare) atque instruere; instruere et ornare: suppeditare alicui aliquid (to procure it in abundance for anybody): prospicere alicui aliquid (to take care that anybody should be provided with anything): subornare aliquem aliqua re (to supply anybody with anything secretly for a secret purpose): praebere alicui aliquid (to supply from one’s own resources; e.g., urbem ei donarat, quae panem praeberet, to furnish him with bread; Nep.): armare aliquem aliqua re (to provide anybody with what is necessary for attack or defence; e.g., accusatorem omnibus rebus). To furnish anybody with money, aliquem pecunia ornare, instruere; pecuniam alicui suppeditare; pecunia aliquem subornare (clandestinely): to furnish with provisions (e.g., the army), exercitui commeatum prospicere; exercitui frumentum or rem frumentariam providere: to be furnished with anything, aliqua re instructum esse; aliquid habere: to be abundantly furnished with anything, aliqua re abundare; aliquid mihi abundantissime suppetit. [Vid: FURNISHED.] Our men had furnished themselves with one thing that was of great use, una res erat magno usui praeparata a nostris. To furnish one’s self with anything, aliquid sibi comparare (general term for procuring it); providere aliquid or alicui rei (with reference to a future need of it; arma, ligna in hiemem); se armare aliqua re (with a means of attack or defence; e.g., with a stock of impudence, impudentia). To fit up, instruere (Vid: Cic., Verr., 4, 5, 9; Liv., 42, 19): to furnish handsomely, exornare et instruere (Cic., Verr., 2, 34, 84). Vid: FURNISHED.