prepare
pre·pare (prē par′, pri-)
transitive verb prepared -·pared′, preparing -·par′·ing
- 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
Etymology: 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 pre·par′·edly (-id lē) adverb
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