[af.ford] vt [ME aforthen, fr. OE geforthian to carry out, fr. ge-, perfective prefix + forthian to carry out, fr. forth--more at co-, forth] (14c) 1 a: to manage to bear without serious detriment "you can't ~ to neglect your health" b: to be able to bear the cost of "can't ~ to be out of work long" "able to ~ a new car"
2: to make available, give forth, or provide naturally or inevitably "the sun ~s warmth to the earth" "the roof ~ed a fine view" syn see give -- af.ford.abil.i.ty n -- af.ford.able adj -- af.ford.ably adv