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    pre·pare
    [prēˈper]
    verb
    prepare (verb) · prepares (third person present) · prepared (past tense) · prepared (past participle) · preparing (present participle)
    1. make (someone) ready or able to do or deal with something:
      "schools should prepare children for life" · "she took time off to prepare for her exams"
      Similar:
      all set
      in a fit state
      in position
      get ready
      make preparations
      arrange things
      make provision
      get everything set
      take the necessary steps
      do the necessary
      lay the groundwork
      do the spadework
      gear oneself up
      gird up one's loins
      fit oneself out
      rig oneself out
      arm oneself
      kit oneself out
      get into shape
      get set
      do preparation
      do homework
      put in the picture
    2. music
      (in conventional harmony) lead up to (a discord) by means of preparation.
    Origin
    late Middle English: from French préparer or Latin praeparare, from prae ‘before’ + parare ‘make ready’.
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    1. To make ready beforehand for a specific purpose, as for an event or occasion: The teacher prepared the students for the exams. 2. To put together or make by combining various elements or ingredients; manufacture or compound: prepared a meal; prepared the lecture. 3. To fit out; equip: prepared the ship for an arctic expedition. 4.
    To put together or make by combining various elements or ingredients; manufacture or compound: prepared a meal; prepared the lecture. 3. To fit out; equip: prepared the ship for an arctic expedition. 4. Music To lead up to and soften (a dissonance or its impact) by means of preparation. To make things or oneself ready: I must prepare for my trip.
    [transitive, intransitive] to make something or somebody ready to be used or to do something prepare something/somebody for somebody/something A hotel room is being prepared for them. The college prepares students for a career in business. prepare somebody/something to do something The training has prepared me to deal with any medical issue.
    [intransitive, transitive] to make yourself ready to do something or for something that you expect to happen I had no time to prepare. prepare for something The whole class is working hard preparing for the test. prepare yourself (for something) The police are preparing themselves for trouble at the demonstration.
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