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Prepare is defined as to make ready, put together or provide with what is needed.

(verb)

An example of to prepare is packing for a trip.
An example of to prepare is making breakfast.
An example of to prepare is getting a child the supplies they need for school.

See prepare in Webster's New World College Dictionary

to make ready, usually for a specific purpose; make suitable; fit; adapt; train
to make receptive; dispose; accustom: to prepare someone for bad news
to equip or furnish with necessary provisions, accessories, etc.; fit out: to prepare an expedition
to put together or make out of ingredients, parts, etc., or according to a plan or formula; compound: to prepare dinner or a medicine
Music to use (a dissonant tone) in preparation

Origin: ME preparen < MFr preparer < L praeparare < prae-, before (see pre-) + parare, to set in order, get ready, akin to parere, to bring forth, bear (see -parous)

intransitive verb

to make things ready
to make oneself ready

Related Forms:

preparedly adverb

See prepare in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb pre·pared, pre·par·ing, pre·pares

verb, transitive

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.

verb, intransitive