[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

prepare \prepare"\, v. t. imp.  p. p. prepare?; p. pr. 
   vb. n. preparing. f. pr'eparer, l. praeparare; prae
   before + parare to make ready. see pare.
   1913 webster
   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.
      1913 webster

            our souls, not yet prepared for upper light.
                                                  --dryden.
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   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.
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            that they may prepare a city for habitation. --ps.
                                                  cvii. 36
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   syn: to fit; adjust; adapt; qualify; equip; provide; form;
        make; make; ready.
        1913 webster
see also:
prepare? preparing pare 

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