prepare

 
Pronunciation: /prɪˈpɛː/

verb

[with object]
  • 1make (something) ready for use or consideration: prepare a brief summary of the article
  • (as adjective prepared) created in advance; pre-planned: the spokesman was reading a prepared statement
  • make (food or a meal) ready for cooking or eating: she was busy preparing lunch
  • make (a substance) by a chemical reaction or series of reactions: alkanes may be prepared by the removal of carbon dioxide from the corresponding carboxylic acid
  • 2make (someone) ready or able to do or deal with something: schools should prepare children for life [no object]: she took time off to prepare for her exams
  • (be prepared to do something) be willing to do something: I wasn’t prepared to go along with that
  • 3 Music (in conventional harmony) lead up to (a discord) by means of preparation.

Derivatives

preparer

noun

Origin:

late Middle English: from French préparer or Latin praeparare, from prae 'before' + parare 'make ready'