prepare: Meaning and Definition of

pre•pare

Pronunciation: (pri-pâr'), [key]

— v., -pared, -par•ing.

—v.t.

to put in proper condition or readiness: to prepare a patient for surgery.
to get (a meal) ready for eating, as by proper assembling, cooking, etc.
to manufacture, compound, or compose: to prepare a cough syrup.
to lead up to (a discord, an embellishment, etc.) by some preliminary tone or tones.

—v.i.

to put things or oneself in readiness; get ready: to prepare for war.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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prepare (Thesaurus)

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