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

[ Syn: fix , set up , ready , gear up , set ]

prepare for eating by applying heat; Cook me dinner, please; can you make me an omelette?; fix breakfast for the guests, please

[ Syn: cook , fix , ready , make ]

to prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery; prepare a report; prepare a speech'

arrange by systematic planning and united effort; machinate a plot; organize a strike; devise a plan to take over the directors office

[ Syn: organize , organise , devise , get up , machinate ]

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

[ Syn: groom , train ]

create by training and teaching; The old master is training world-class violinists; we develop the leaders for the future

[ Syn: train , develop , educate ]

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'

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

[ Syn: train ]