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prepare

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01verb

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”

02verb

prepare for eating by applying heat

“Cook me dinner, please”

“can you make me an omelette?”

03verb

to prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery

“prepare a report”

“prepare a speech”

04verb

arrange by systematic planning and united effort

“machinate a plot”

“organize a strike”

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05verb

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”

06verb

create by training and teaching

“The old master is training world-class violinists”

“we develop the leaders for the future”

07verb

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”

08verb

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”

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