prepare

v 1: make ready or suitable in advance for a particular purpose

or for some use, event, etc; "Get the children ready for

school!"; "prepare for war" [syn: {set up}, {ready}, {gear

up}, {set}]

2: 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}]

3: to prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery;

"prepare a report"; "prepare a speech"

4: arrange by systematic planning and united effort [syn: {organize},

{devise}, {get up}]

5: prepare for a future role or function; "He is grooming his

son to become his successor" [syn: {groom}, {train}]

6: prepare for a future task or career; "I am training young

minds"; "develop leaders" [syn: {train}, {develop}, {educate}]

7: make suitable for eating; of foods

8: undergo training or instruction [syn: {train}]