prepare

1. (transitive) To make ready for a specific future purpose; to set up; to assemble or equip; to forearm.Examples: "We prepared the spacecraft for takeoff."; "that they may prepare a city for habitation"; "our souls, not yet prepared for upper light"transitive

2. (transitive) To make ready for eating or drinking; to cook.Examples: "We prepared a fish for dinner."transitive

3. (intransitive) To make oneself ready; to get ready, make preparation.Examples: "We prepared for a bumpy ride."; "As soon as Julia returned with a constable, Timothy, who was on the point of exhaustion, prepared to give over to him gratefully. The newcomer turned out to be a powerful youngster, fully trained and eager to help, and he stripped off his tunic at once."; "Tourists visited a memorial hall adorned by a slogan in the handwriting of Chiang Kai-shek, Taiwan's divisive former nationalist leader: "Stay alert and prepare for battle.""Synonyms: get, get readyintransitive

4. (transitive) To produce or make by combining elements; to synthesize, compound.Examples: "She prepared a meal from what was left in the cupboards."transitive