Prepare
Prepare , transitive verb
[French préparer, Latin praeparare; prae before + parare to make ready. See Pare.]
1.
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.
2.
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. — Milton
That they may prepare a city for habitation.
Prepare ({not transcribed}) , intransitive verb
1.
To make all things ready; to put things in order; as, to prepare for a hostile invasion.
Bid them prepare for dinner.
2.
To make one's self ready; to get ready; to take the necessary previous measures; as, to prepare for death.
Prepare , noun
Preparation. [Obsolete] — Shakespeare