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verb

Prepare v. t. (past & past part. prepared; pres. part. preparing)

To fit, adapt, or qualify for a particular purpose or condition; to make ready; to put into a state for use or application; as, to prepare ground for seed; to prepare a lesson. "Our souls, not yet prepared for upper light."

To procure as suitable or necessary; to get ready; to provide; as, to prepare ammunition and provisions for troops; to prepare ships for defence; to prepare an entertainment. "That they may prepare a city for habitation."

Synonyms: To fit; adjust; adapt; qualify; equip; provide; form; make; make; ready.

Prepare v. i.

To make all things ready; to put things in order; as, to prepare for a hostile invasion. "Bid them prepare for dinner."

To make one's self ready; to get ready; to take the necessary previous measures; as, to prepare for death.

noun

Prepare n. Preparation. (Obs.)

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Etymology of 'Prepare'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... early French history we find that divorce by mutual consent was very common. It was sufficient to prepare in duplicate a formal document to this effect: "Since between N. and his wife there is discord instead of charity according to God, and that in consequence it is impossible for them to live together, it has pleased ...

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... well as a surprise. To the disappointment of the public she had not played her part for nearly a week, having excused herself on the ground of indisposition, but there was apparently nothing in the state of her health to give cause for anxiety or to prepare her friends for the step she has taken. What has become of her appears to be entirely beyond conjecture, but her colleagues and associates are still hoping for the hest, though the tone of a letter left behind gives only too much reason to fear a ...

— The Christian - A Story • Hall Caine

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— On the Spanish Main - Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien. • John Masefield

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