prepare meaning and definition

PREPARE verb

Definition of prepare (verb)

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