Prepare

v. t.	1.	[imp. & p. p. Prepare ; p. pr. & vb. n. Preparing.]
	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. That they may prepare a city for habitation. - Ps. cvii. 36
v. i.	1.	To make all things ready; to put things in order; as, to prepare for a hostile invasion.
	2.	To make one's self ready; to get ready; to take the necessary previous measures; as, to prepare for death.
n.	1.	Preparation.

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

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