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Definition of Prepare
1. Verb. Make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc. "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill"
Generic synonyms: Alter, Change, Modify
Specialized synonyms: Socialise, Socialize, Provide, Cram, Precondition, Fix, Mount, Lay Out, Set, Set Up, Winterise, Winterize, Summerise, Summerize, Prime, Crop, Cultivate, Work, Brace, Poise
Derivative terms: Preparation, Preparation, Preparative, Preparatory, Ready, Readying, Set
2. Verb. Prepare for eating by applying heat. "The chefs prepare the vegetables"; "Fix breakfast for the guests, please"
Specialized synonyms: Keep, Preserve, Dress, Dress Out, Deglaze, Escallop, Scallop, Flambe, Put On, Devil, Precook, Whip Up, Whomp Up, Concoct, Cook Up, Lard
Generic synonyms: Create From Raw Material, Create From Raw Stuff
Related verbs: Make
Derivative terms: Cook, Cooker, Cookery, Cooking, Preparation
3. Verb. To prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery. "Prepare a speech"
4. Verb. Arrange by systematic planning and united effort. "Devise a plan to take over the director's office"
Generic synonyms: Initiate, Pioneer
Specialized synonyms: Mount, Put On, Lay, Set Up, Sandwich, Spatchcock, Embattle
Derivative terms: Deviser, Devising, Machination, Organisation, Organisation, Organization, Organization, Organization, Preparative
5. Verb. Educate for a future role or function. "They trained him to be a warrior"
Specialized synonyms: Dispose, Qualify
Related verbs: Train, Develop, Educate, Train, Check, Condition, Discipline, Train
Generic synonyms: Educate
Derivative terms: Grooming, Preparation, Preparative, Preparatory, Trainee, Trainer, Training
6. Verb. Create by training and teaching. "We develop the leaders for the future"
Related verbs: Build Up, Develop, Train, Groom, Train
Specialized synonyms: Retrain, Drill, House-train, Housebreak, Toilet-train
Generic synonyms: Instruct, Learn, Teach
Derivative terms: Education, Education, Education, Education, Educative, Preparation, Preparatory, Trainee, Trainer, Training
7. Verb. Lead up to and soften by sounding the dissonant note in it as a consonant note in the preceding chord. "Prepare the discord in bar 139"
8. Verb. Undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession. "He trained as a legal aid"
Generic synonyms: Learn, Read, Study, Take
Specialized synonyms: Apprentice, Retrain, Drill
Related verbs: Develop, Educate, Train, Groom, Train
Derivative terms: Preparation, Preparatory, Trainee
Definition of Prepare
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. i. To make all things ready; to put things in order; as, to prepare for a hostile invasion.
3. n. Preparation.
Definition of Prepare
1. Verb. (transitive) To make ready for a specific future purpose; to set up; to assemble. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To make ready for eating or drinking; to cook. ¹
3. Verb. (intransitive) To make oneself ready; to get ready, make preparation. ¹
4. Verb. (transitive) To produce or make by combining elements; to synthesize, compound. ¹
5. Noun. (obsolete) preparation ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Prepare
1. to put in proper condition or readiness [v -PARED, -PARING, -PARES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Prepare
Literary usage of Prepare
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Confessions of St. Augustine by Augustine, Thomas, Edward Bouverie Pusey, William Benham (1909)
"prepare for Me the larger upper room furnished, and / will keep the Passover at
thy house with my disciples.1 If thou wilt that I come unto thee and abide ..."
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