prepare

verbs

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"
fix, gear up, prepare, ready, set, set up
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prepare for eating by applying heat
"Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please"
cook, fix, make, prepare, ready
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to prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery
"prepare a report"; "prepare a speech"
prepare
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make or cause to be or to become
"make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"
create, make
arrange by systematic planning and united effort
"machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director's office"
devise, get up, machinate, organise, organize, prepare
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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, prepare, train
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create by training and teaching
"The old master is training world-class violinists"; "we develop the leaders for the future"
develop, educate, prepare, train
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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"
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domain category
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
music
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cause to sound
"sound the bell"; "sound a certain note"
sound
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"
prepare, train
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