prepare

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

gear up ready set fix set up cook make machinate devise organise organize get up groom train educate develop

prepay

prepaid

prepared preparedness prepare for