fare vs provender

fare

verb
  • To happen well, or ill. 

  • To get along, succeed (well or badly); to be in any state, or pass through any experience, good or bad; to be attended with any circumstances or train of events. 

  • To move along; proceed; progress; advance 

noun
  • Supplies for consumption or pleasure. 

  • Money paid for a transport ticket. 

  • A paying passenger, especially in a taxi. 

  • A prostitute's client. 

  • Food and drink. 

provender

verb
  • To feed. 

How often have the words fare and provender occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )