PREPARE

(verb) make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
"Get the children ready for school!", "prepare for war", "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill"
synonyms : fix , gear up , ready , set , set up
(verb) undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession
"She is training to be a teacher", "He trained as a legal aid"
synonyms : train
(verb) create by training and teaching
"The old master is training world-class violinists", "we develop the leaders for the future"
synonyms : develop , educate , train
(verb) arrange by systematic planning and united effort
"machinate a plot", "organize a strike", "devise a plan to take over the director's office"
synonyms : devise , get up , machinate , organise , organize
(verb) prepare for eating by applying heat
"Cook me dinner, please", "can you make me an omelette?", "fix breakfast for the guests, please"
synonyms : cook , fix , make , ready
(verb) to prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery
"prepare a report", "prepare a speech"
(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"
(verb) educate for a future role or function
"He is grooming his son to become his successor", "The prince was prepared to become King one day", "They trained him to be a warrior"
synonyms : groom , train

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