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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Prepare \Pre*pare"\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Prepare?}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Preparing}.] [F. pr['e]parer, L. 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. --Ps. cvii. 36
Syn: To fit; adjust; adapt; qualify; equip; provide; form; make; make; ready.
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