prepare
Meaning
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- To make ready for a specific future purpose; to set up; to assemble or equip.
- To make ready for eating or drinking; to cook.
- To make oneself ready; to get ready, make preparation.
- To produce or make by combining elements; to synthesize, compound.
Synonyms
make ready
make preparations
put in order
prepare oneself
make arrangements
take measures
ready for
bring close
check oneself
exert oneself
make fit
think carefully
get something ready
raise an army
make oneself ready
make oneself ready for
make preparatifs
make present
brace oneself for
𐐹𐑉𐐨𐐹𐐯𐑉
complete what is needed
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pɹɪˈpɛə/
Etymology
Partially a back-formation from preparation; and partially borrowed from Middle French preparer, from Classical Latin praeparāre (“make ready in advance”), from prae- (“pre-”) + parāre (“make ready”). Compare Middle English preparaten (“to prepare”).
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