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English verb: prepare | |||
| 1. | prepare (change) make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc | ||
| Samples | Get the children ready for school!. Prepare for war. I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill. | ||
| Synonyms | fix, gear up, ready, set, set up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP. Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | brace, cram, crop, cultivate, fix, lay out, mount, poise, precondition, prime, provide, set, set up, socialise, socialize, summerise, summerize, winterise, winterize, work | ||
| 2. | prepare (creation) prepare for eating by applying heat | ||
| Samples | Cook me dinner, please. Can you make me an omelette?. Fix breakfast for the guests, please. | ||
| Examples | The chefs prepare the vegetables | ||
| Synonyms | cook, fix, make, ready | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | create from raw material, create from raw stuff | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | concoct, cook up, deglaze, devil, dress, dress out, escallop, flambe, keep, lard, precook, preserve, put on, scallop, whip up, whomp up | ||
| Verb group | make | ||
| 3. | prepare (creation) to prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery | ||
| Samples | Prepare a report. Prepare a speech. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | create, make | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | rough, rough in, rough out | ||
| 4. | prepare (creation) arrange by systematic planning and united effort | ||
| Samples | Machinate a plot. Organize a strike. Devise a plan to take over the director's office. | ||
| Synonyms | devise, get up, machinate, organise, organize | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | initiate, pioneer | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | embattle, lay, mount, put on, sandwich, set up, spatchcock | ||
| 5. | prepare (social) educate for a future role or function | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | groom, train | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | educate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | dispose, qualify | ||
| Verb group | check, condition, develop, discipline, educate, prepare, prepare, train, train, train | ||
| 6. | prepare (cognition) create by training and teaching | ||
| Samples | The old master is training world-class violinists. We develop the leaders for the future. | ||
| Synonyms | develop, educate, train | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | instruct, learn, teach | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | drill, house-train, housebreak, retrain, toilet-train | ||
| Verb group | build up, develop, groom, prepare, prepare, train, train | ||
| 7. | prepare (perception) lead up to and soften by sounding the dissonant note in it as a consonant note in the preceding chord | ||
| Samples | Prepare the discord in bar 139. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sound | ||
| Domain category | music | ||
| 8. | prepare (cognition) undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession | ||
| Samples | She is training to be a teacher. He trained as a legal aid. | ||
| Synonyms | train | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s to somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | learn, read, study, take | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | apprentice, drill, retrain | ||
| Verb group | develop, educate, groom, prepare, prepare, train, train | ||
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