Thesaurus: prepare

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1. v. t. To fit, adapt, or qualify for a particular purpose or condition; to make ready; to put into a state for use or application; as, to prepare ground for seed; to prepare a lesson.
2. v. t. To procure as suitable or necessary; to get ready; to provide; as, to prepare ammunition and provisions for troops; to prepare ships for defence; to prepare an entertainment.
3. v. i. To make all things ready; to put things in order; as, to prepare for a hostile invasion.
4. v. i. To make one's self ready; to get ready; to take the necessary previous measures; as, to prepare for death.
5. n. Preparation.
6. v. make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
7. v. prepare for eating by applying heat
8. v. to prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery
9. v. arrange by systematic planning and united effort
10. v. educate for a future role or function
11. v. create by training and teaching
12. v. lead up to and soften by sounding the dissonant note in it as a consonant note in the preceding chord