English > prepare: 8 senses > verb 1, change| Meaning | make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s |
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| Example | "prepare for war" |
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| Synonyms | fix, set up, ready, gear up, set |
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| Narrower | brace, poise | Prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult |
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| cram | Prepare (students) hastily for an impending exam |
| cultivate, crop, work | Prepare for crops |
| fix | kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study |
| mount | Fix onto a backing, setting, or support |
| precondition | put into the required condition beforehand |
| prime | insert / insert a primer into (a gun / gun, mine, or charge) preparatory to detonation or firing |
| provide | Take measures in preparation for |
| set up, lay out, set | Get ready for a particular purpose or event |
| socialize, socialise | Prepare for social life |
| summerize, summerise | Prepare for summer |
| winterize, winterise | Prepare for winter |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
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| Spanish | acondicionar, aprestarse, aprestar, disponerse, disponer, prepararse, preparar |
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| Catalan | aprestar, disposar-se, preparar-se, preparar |
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| Adjectives | preparatory, preparative | preceding and preparing for something |
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| Nouns | preparation | the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose |
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| preparation | the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action) |
English > prepare: 8 senses > verb 2, creation| Meaning | Prepare for eating by applying heat. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
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| Model | The chefs prepare the vegetables |
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| Synonyms | cook, fix, ready, make |
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| Narrower | concoct, cook up | Prepare or cook by mixing ingredients |
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| deglaze | dissolve cooking juices or solid food in (a pan) by adding liquid / liquid and stirring |
| devil | coat or stuff with a spicy paste |
| dress, dress out | kill and prepare for market or consumption |
| flambe | pour liquor over and ignite (a dish) |
| lard | Prepare or cook with lard |
| precook | cook beforehand so that the actual preparation won't take long |
| preserve, keep | prevent (food) from rotting |
| put on | put on the stove or ready for cooking |
| scallop, escallop | bake in a sauce, milk, etc., often with breadcrumbs on top |
| whip up, whomp up | Prepare or cook quickly or hastily |
| Broader | create from raw material, create from raw stuff | make from scratch |
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| Similar to | make | Gather and light the materials for |
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| Spanish | cocinar, confeccionar, crear, formar, guisar, preparar |
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| Catalan | confeccionar, coure, crear, cuinar, formar, guisar, preparar |
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| Nouns | preparation | the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat |
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English > prepare: 8 senses > verb 4, creation| Meaning | Arrange by systematic planning and united effort. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
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| Synonyms | organize, organise, devise, get up, machinate |
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| Narrower | embattle | Prepare for battle or conflict |
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| lay | Prepare or position for action or operation |
| mount, put on | Prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance |
| sandwich | make into a sandwich |
| set up | Begin, or enable someone else to begin, a venture by providing the means, logistics, etc. |
| spatchcock | Prepare for eating if or as if a spatchcock |
| Broader | initiate, pioneer | Take the lead or initiative in |
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| Spanish | articular, coordinar, idear, organizar, preparar |
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| Catalan | articular, coordinar, idear, organitzar, preparar |
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| Adjectives | preparative | preceding and preparing for something |
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English > prepare: 8 senses > verb 5, social| Meaning | Educate for a future role or function. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody |
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| Example | "The prince was prepared to become King one day" |
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| Synonyms | groom, train |
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| Narrower | qualify, dispose | make fit or prepared |
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| Broader | educate | Give an education to |
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| Similar to | discipline, train, check, condition | Develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice |
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| train, prepare | Undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession |
| train, develop, prepare, educate | create by training and teaching |
| Spanish | capacitar, educar, entrenar, preparar |
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| Catalan | capacitar, educar, entrenar, preparar |
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| Adjectives | preparatory, preparative | preceding and preparing for something |
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| Nouns | preparation | activity leading to skilled behavior |
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English > prepare: 8 senses > verb 6, cognition| Meaning | create by training and teaching. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody |
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| Synonyms | train, develop, educate |
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| Narrower | drill | train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons |
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| housebreak, house-train | train (a pet) to live cleanly in a house |
| retrain | teach new skills |
| toilet-train | train (a small child) to use the toilet |
| Broader | teach, learn, instruct | Impart skills or knowledge to |
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| Similar to | build up, develop | change the use of and make available or usable |
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| prepare, groom, train | Educate for a future role or function |
| train, prepare | Undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession |
| Spanish | adiestrar, amaestrar, capacitar, educar, entrenar, formar, industriar, preparar |
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| Catalan | capacitar, educar, ensinistrar, entrenar, formar, instruir |
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| Adjectives | preparatory | preceding and preparing for something |
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| Nouns | preparation | activity leading to skilled behavior |
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