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prepare v. [
fix, set up, ready, gear up, set] 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"
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prepare v. [
cook, fix, ready, make] prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please"
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prepare v. to prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery; "prepare a report"; "prepare a speech"
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prepare v. [
organize, organise, devise, get up, machinate] arrange by systematic planning and united effort; "machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director's office"
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prepare v. [
groom, train] 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"
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