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   Prepare , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prepared ; p. pr. & vb. n. Preparing.] [F. préparer, L. praeparare; prae before + parare to make ready. See Pare.]
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   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.
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   Our souls, not yet prepared for upper light.
   Dryden.
   
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   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.
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   Prepare , v. i.
   To make all things ready; to put things in order; as, to prepare for a hostile invasion. “Bid them prepare for dinner.”  
   Shak.
   
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   To make one's self ready; to get ready; to take the necessary previous measures; as, to prepare for death.
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   Prepare, n. Preparation. [Obs.]
   Shak.
   
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