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  1. 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. Source: opted
  2. 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. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. i. To make all things ready; to put things in order; as, to prepare for a hostile invasion. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. i. To make one's self ready; to get ready; to take the necessary previous measures; as, to prepare for death. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. Preparation. Source: opted
  6. 6. v. make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc Source: wordnet
  7. 7. v. prepare for eating by applying heat Source: wordnet
  8. 8. v. to prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery Source: wordnet
  9. 9. v. arrange by systematic planning and united effort Source: wordnet
  10. 10. v. educate for a future role or function Source: wordnet
  11. 11. v. create by training and teaching Source: wordnet
  12. 12. v. lead up to and soften by sounding the dissonant note in it as a consonant note in the preceding chord Source: wordnet

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