prepare.
To make ready for a specific future purpose; to set up; to assemble or equip; to forearm.
Meaning & usage
To make ready for a specific future purpose; to set up; to assemble or equip; to forearm.
We prepared the spacecraft for takeoff.
To make ready for eating or drinking; to cook.
We prepared a fish for dinner.
To make oneself ready; to get ready, make preparation.
We prepared for a bumpy ride.
To produce or make by combining elements; to synthesize, compound.
She prepared a meal from what was left in the cupboards.
Where this word comes from
Partially a back-formation from preparation; and partially borrowed from Middle French preparer, from Classical Latin praeparāre (“make ready in advance”), from prae- (“pre-”) + parāre (“make ready”). Compare Middle English preparaten (“to prepare”).
preparation
Where this word comes from
Partially a back-formation from preparation; and partially borrowed from Middle French preparer, from Classical Latin praeparāre (“make ready in advance”), from prae- (“pre-”) + parāre (“make ready”). Compare Middle English preparaten (“to prepare”).
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