Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

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. — Dryden
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. — Bible (KJV) - Psalm cvii. 36

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. — Shakespeare
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