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Prepare
//pɹɪˈpɛə// noun, verb
Definitions
Noun
- 1 preparation obsolete
"Go levy men, and make prepare for war;"
Verb
- 1 To make ready for a specific future purpose; to set up; to assemble or equip; to forearm. transitive
"We prepared the spacecraft for takeoff."
- 2 make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc wordnet
- 3 To make ready for eating or drinking; to cook. transitive
"We prepared a fish for dinner."
- 4 undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession wordnet
- 5 To make oneself ready; to get ready, make preparation. intransitive
"We prepared for a bumpy ride."
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- 6 create by training and teaching wordnet
- 7 To produce or make by combining elements; to synthesize, compound. transitive
"She prepared a meal from what was left in the cupboards."
- 8 arrange by systematic planning and united effort wordnet
- 9 prepare for eating by applying heat wordnet
- 10 to prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery wordnet
- 11 lead up to and soften by sounding the dissonant note in it as a consonant note in the preceding chord wordnet
- 12 educate for a future role or function wordnet
Etymology
Etymology 1
Partially a back-formation from preparation; and partially borrowed from Middle French preparer, from Classical Latin praeparāre (“make ready in advance”), from prae- (“pre-”) + parāre (“make ready”). Compare Middle English preparaten (“to prepare”).
Etymology 2
Partially a back-formation from preparation; and partially borrowed from Middle French preparer, from Classical Latin praeparāre (“make ready in advance”), from prae- (“pre-”) + parāre (“make ready”). Compare Middle English preparaten (“to prepare”).
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