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.
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