Prepare (Verb)

Meaning ¹

Lead up to and soften by sounding the dissonant note in it as a consonant note in the preceding chord; "prepare the discord in bar 139".

Classification

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.

Related Words

• Preparation (noun)

Meaning ²

Prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please".

Classification

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.

Synonyms

• Cook
• Make
• Ready
• Fix

Hypernyms

• Create From Raw Stuff
• Create From Raw Material

Hyponyms

• Dress
• Dress Out
• Cook Up
• Lard
• Concoct
• Deglaze
• Escallop
• Devil
• Keep
• Put On
• Precook
• Whip Up
• Flambe
• Preserve
• Whomp Up
• Scallop

Related Words

• Preparation (noun)

Meaning ³

Educate for a future role or function; "He is grooming his son to become his successor"; "The prince was prepared to become King one day"; "They trained him to be a warrior".

Classification

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

Synonyms

• Groom
• Train

Hyponyms

• Dispose

Related Words

• Preparation (noun)
• Preparatory (adjective)
• Preparative (adjective)

Meaning ⁴

Undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession; "She is training to be a teacher"; "He trained as a legal aid".

Classification

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.

Examples

• She is preparing to become a surgeon through intense medical training and hands-on practice.
• They prepared as firefighters by learning emergency procedures and participating in drills.
• To prepare for his career as a pilot, he enrolled in a comprehensive flight training program.
• He is preparing to take over the family business by attending courses in business management and finance.
• The candidates are preparing for their new roles as diplomats by studying international relations and language courses.

Synonyms

• Train

Hypernyms

• Learn
• Read
• Take

Hyponyms

• Retrain
• Drill
• Apprentice

Related Words

• Preparation (noun)
• Preparatory (adjective)

Meaning ⁵

Arrange by systematic planning and united effort; "machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director's office".

Classification

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.

Synonyms

• Organise
• Get Up
• Devise
• Organize
• Machinate

Hypernyms

• Pioneer
• Initiate

Hyponyms

• Lay
• Put On
• Sandwich
• Spatchcock
• Embattle
• Mount
• Set Up

Related Words

• Preparative (adjective)

Meaning ⁶

Make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc; "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Synonyms

• Set
• Gear Up
• Set Up
• Ready
• Fix

Hypernyms

• Change
• Modify

Hyponyms

• Winterize
• Prime
• Cram
• Brace
• Provide
• Work
• Mount
• Set Up
• Cultivate
• Fix
• Precondition
• Set
• Summerize
• Socialize

Related Words

• Preparation (noun)
• Preparatory (adjective)
• Preparative (adjective)

Meaning ⁷

Create by training and teaching; "The old master is training world-class violinists"; "we develop the leaders for the future".

Classification

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.

Synonyms

• Train
• Educate
• Develop

Hypernyms

• Learn
• Teach

Hyponyms

• House-train
• Housebreak
• Retrain
• Drill
• Toilet-train

Related Words

• Preparation (noun)
• Preparatory (adjective)

Meaning ⁸

To prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery; "prepare a report"; "prepare a speech".

Classification

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.

Hypernyms

• Create

Hyponyms

• Rough
• Rough Out