Pre*pare" (?), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Prepare&?; (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Preparing.] [F. préparer, L. praeparare;
prae before + parare to make ready. See
Pare.]
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.
Our souls, not yet prepared for upper
light.
Dryden.
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.
That they may prepare a city for
habitation.
Ps. cvii. 36
Syn. -- To fit; adjust; adapt; qualify; equip; provide;
form; make; make; ready.
Pre*pare" (&?;), v. i.
1. To make all things ready; to put things in
order; as, to prepare for a hostile invasion. "Bid them
prepare for dinner." Shak.
2. To make one's self ready; to get ready; to
take the necessary previous measures; as, to prepare for
death.
Pre*pare", n. Preparation.
[Obs.] Shak.
