prepare

/pɹipˈɛɹ/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

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 eating by applying heat
“Cook me dinner, please”
to prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery
“prepare a report”
arrange by systematic planning and united effort
“machinate a plot”
educate for a future role or function
“He is grooming his son to become his successor”
create by training and teaching
“The old master is training world-class violinists”
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”
undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession
“She is training to be a teacher”

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