prepare
     v 1: 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" [syn: {fix}, {set
          up}, {ready}, {gear up}, {set}]
     2: prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner,
        please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast
        for the guests, please" [syn: {cook}, {fix}, {ready}, {make}]
     3: to prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery;
        "prepare a report"; "prepare a speech"
     4: arrange by systematic planning and united effort; "machinate
        a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over
        the director's office" [syn: {organize}, {organise}, {devise},
         {get up}, {machinate}]
     5: prepare (someone) 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" [syn: {groom}, {train}]
     6: create by training and teaching; "The old master is training
        world-class violinists"; "we develop the leaders for the
        future" [syn: {train}, {develop}, {educate}]
     7: 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"
     8: 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" [syn: {train}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0