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pre·pare

[pri-pair] Pronunciation Key verb, -pared, -par·ing.

–verb (used with object)

1.	to put in proper condition or readiness: to prepare a patient for surgery.

2.	to get (a meal) ready for eating, as by proper assembling, cooking, etc.

3.	to manufacture, compound, or compose: to prepare a cough syrup.

4.	Music. to lead up to (a discord, an embellishment, etc.) by some preliminary tone or tones.

–verb (used without object)

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

[Origin: 1520–30; < L praeparāre to make ready beforehand, equiv. to prae- pre- + parāre to set, get ready (akin to parent)

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—Related forms

pre·par·er, noun

—Synonyms 1. provide, arrange, order. Prepare, contrive, devise imply planning for and making ready for something expected or thought possible. To prepare is to make ready beforehand for some approaching event, need, and the like: to prepare a room, a speech. Contrive and devise emphasize the exercise of ingenuity and inventiveness. The first word suggests a shrewdness that borders on trickery, but this is absent from devise: to contrive a means of escape; to devise a time-saving method. 3. make.

—Antonyms 1. disorganize.

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pre·pare   (prĭ-pâr') Pronunciation Key
v.   pre·pared, pre·par·ing, pre·pares

v.   tr.

To make ready beforehand for a specific purpose, as for an event or occasion: The teacher prepared the students for the exams.
To put together or make by combining various elements or ingredients; manufacture or compound: prepared a meal; prepared the lecture.
To fit out; equip: prepared the ship for an arctic expedition.
Music To lead up to and soften (a dissonance or its impact) by means of preparation.

v. intr.

To make things or oneself ready.
To study or complete a course of study at a preparatory school.

[Middle English preparen, from Old French preparer, from Latin praeparāre : prae-, pre- + parāre, prepare, equip; see perə-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

pre·par'ed·ly (-pâr'ĭd-lē) adv., pre·par'er n.

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prepare
verb
1.	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" [syn: fix]
2.	prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please" [syn: cook]
3.	to prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery; "prepare a report"; "prepare a speech"
4.	arrange by systematic planning and united effort; "machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director's office" [syn: organize]
5.	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"
6.	create by training and teaching; "The old master is training world-class violinists"; "we develop the leaders for the future" [syn: train]
7.	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"
8.	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" [syn: train]

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Prepare

Pre*pare"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prepare?; p. pr. & vb. n. Preparing.] [F. pr['e]parer, L. praeparare; prae before + parare to make ready. See Pare.]

1. To fit, adapt, or qualify for a particular purpose or condition; to make ready; to put into a state for use or application; as, to prepare ground for seed; to prepare a lesson.

Our souls, not yet prepared for upper light. --Dryden.

2. To procure as suitable or necessary; to get ready; to provide; as, to prepare ammunition and provisions for troops; to prepare ships for defence; to prepare an entertainment. --Milton.

That they may prepare a city for habitation. --Ps. cvii. 36

Syn: To fit; adjust; adapt; qualify; equip; provide; form; make; make; ready.

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Prepare

Pre*pare"\, v. i. 1. To make all things ready; to put things in order; as, to prepare for a hostile invasion. "Bid them prepare for dinner." --Shak.

2. To make one's self ready; to get ready; to take the necessary previous measures; as, to prepare for death.

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Prepare

Pre*pare"\, n. Preparation. [Obs.] --Shak.

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