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prepare

[ pri-pair ]

verb (used with object)

, pre·pared, pre·par·ing.
  1. to put in proper condition or readiness:

    to prepare a patient for surgery.

    Synonyms: order, arrange, provide

    Antonyms: disorganize

  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.

    Synonyms: make

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


verb (used without object)

, pre·pared, pre·par·ing.
  1. to put things or oneself in readiness; get ready:

    to prepare for war.

prepare

/ prɪˈpɛə /

verb

  1. to make ready or suitable in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc

    to prepare to go

    to prepare a meal

  2. to put together using parts or ingredients; compose or construct
  3. tr to equip or outfit, as for an expedition
  4. tr music to soften the impact of (a dissonant note) by the use of preparation
  5. be prepared
    foll by an infinitive to be willing and able (to do something)

    I'm not prepared to reveal these figures



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Derived Forms

  • preˈparer, noun

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Other Words From

  • pre·par·er noun
  • re·pre·pare verb (used with object) reprepared repreparing
  • un·pre·par·ing adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of prepare1

First recorded in 1520–30; from Latin praeparāre “to make ready beforehand,” equivalent to prae- pre- + parāre “to set, get ready” (akin to parent )

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Word History and Origins

Origin of prepare1

C15: from Latin praeparāre, from prae before + parāre to make ready

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Synonym Study

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.

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