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Synonyms for prepare
prɪˈpɛərpre·pare

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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms5.0 / 1 vote

  1. prepare

    Synonyms:
    fit, adapt, qualify, ad, just, provide, arrange, order, lay, plan, equip, furnish, make ready

    Antonyms:
    misfit, misadapt, misprovide, derange, disarrange, demolish, subvert, disconcert

Princeton's WordNet5.0 / 1 vote

  1. fix, prepare, set up, ready, gear up, setverb

    make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc

    "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill"

    Synonyms:
    localize, restore, organise, fructify, doctor, secure, cook, mend, touch on, launch, desex, jell, entrap, put, fixate, do, go under, congeal, effect, frame, place, fix, pay back, posit, install, set up, define, countersink, raise, lay, plant, coif, dress, ready, found, specify, mark, arrange, establish, correct, fasten, train, effectuate, bushel, develop, sterilise, unsex, sterilize, set, desexualise, devise, make, sic, gear up, limit, get, put together, situate, coiffe, deposit, tack, furbish up, machinate, repair, pose, pitch, position, assemble, piece, rear, put in, typeset, rig, instal, order, ensnare, determine, coiffure, groom, erect, go down, put up, educate, organize, pay off, desexualize, localise, get up, lay out, adjust, tack together

  2. cook, fix, ready, make, prepareverb

    prepare for eating by applying heat

    "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please"

    Synonyms:
    wee-wee, take, hit, bring in, desexualise, restore, construct, doctor, draw, stool, have, lay down, mend, piddle, hold, desex, piss, constitute, fudge, do, reach, earn, stimulate, get to, shit, fix, pay back, posit, name, falsify, fixate, define, make water, progress to, create, crap, take a shit, pretend, cook, gain, ready, defecate, establish, pee, realize, train, make up, specify, bushel, develop, sterilise, give, unsex, attain, relieve oneself, pull in, set, wee, induce, form, spend a penny, touch on, make, gear up, limit, fake, micturate, deposit, furbish up, take in, machinate, organise, repair, score, get, secure, build, situate, make believe, throw, pass water, arrive at, pee-pee, sterilize, set up, ca-ca, devise, misrepresent, determine, puddle, take a crap, clear, produce, nominate, groom, educate, manipulate, organize, take a leak, fasten, pay off, desexualize, cause, urinate, get up, wangle, work, realise, seduce

  3. prepareverb

    to prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery

    "prepare a report"; "prepare a speech"

    Synonyms:
    devise, organize, set, develop, organise, make, educate, ready, cook, train, get up, set up, fix, machinate, groom, gear up

  4. organize, organise, prepare, devise, get up, machinateverb

    arrange by systematic planning and united effort

    "machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director's office"

    Synonyms:
    conspire, excogitate, trick up, prink, drum, rise, ready, coordinate, stand up, bone up, fig up, mug up, cook, fancy up, fix, develop, elevate, uprise, get up, work up, gear up, organize, forge, unionize, tog up, grind away, lift, make, cram, arise, swot up, cabal, form, gussy up, bring up, attire, train, mastermind, invent, groom, overdress, deck up, complot, direct, raise, engineer, trick out, organise, bone, unionise, set up, turn out, swot, contrive, fig out, dress up, tog out, rig out, orchestrate, formulate, set, conjure, deck out, machinate, educate, devise

  5. prepare, groom, trainverb

    educate for a future role or function

    "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:
    rail, dress, coach, civilise, cook, fix, develop, get up, gear up, organize, take, civilize, make, aim, take aim, train, trail, groom, direct, discipline, organise, curry, ready, set up, school, neaten, cultivate, condition, set, machinate, educate, devise, check

  6. train, develop, prepare, educateverb

    create by training and teaching

    "The old master is training world-class violinists"; "we develop the leaders for the future"

    Synonyms:
    rail, rise, originate, coach, get, build up, civilise, cook, fix, develop, uprise, get up, gear up, organize, take, recrudesce, civilize, make, arise, spring up, modernize, grow, take aim, train, evolve, trail, groom, aim, explicate, direct, organise, produce, germinate, ready, set up, school, discipline, modernise, make grow, cultivate, break, condition, formulate, set, machinate, educate, devise, acquire, check

  7. prepareverb

    lead up to and soften by sounding the dissonant note in it as a consonant note in the preceding chord

    "prepare the discord in bar 139"

    Synonyms:
    devise, organize, set, develop, organise, make, educate, ready, cook, train, get up, set up, fix, machinate, groom, gear up

  8. train, prepareverb

    undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession

    "She is training to be a teacher"; "He trained as a legal aid"

    Synonyms:
    set up, aim, ready, educate, cook, cultivate, civilise, set, gear up, machinate, civilize, groom, develop, discipline, take aim, rail, check, condition, train, direct, coach, trail, devise, take, organize, get up, school, fix, make, organise

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  1. summerize

    Submitted by rinat on August 14, 2019  

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How to use prepare in a sentence?

  1. Mexican Finance Minister Luis Videgaray:

    We need to prepare for a scenario where the price of oil remains low and output of crude may not be as high as it was forecast... We need to prepare public finances to face such risks and that's a key reason why in January we did budget cuts.

  2. Kristina Moore:

    This change to the House rules represents a further expansion of the majority's oversight and investigations targets, for which everyone in the private sector needs to prepare.

  3. Gomez Noya:

    Unfortunately this has forced me to pull out of competing in Rio. I need to be realistic, there is no time to prepare and to be fit on the start line of the games.

  4. Jasmine Sanders:

    ... I definitely try to do faster cardio in the morning just to get it out of the way, and then if I can, I’ll do some type of activity outside, like jump rope. But I also focus a lot on my legs like squats, lunges, and mountain climbers. I also have a StairMaster. But if I’m not doing that, I go on a bike ride down the beach. I also like meeting up with friends to work out right before a shoot because I want to prepare myself mentally more than anything.

  5. Kensington Palace:

    Thomas Markle has a very close-knit circle of friends and Thomas Markle did n’t want to choose one over another, all have been actively involved in helping her prepare for the day and will be there in the days beforehand. She’s very happy to have Thomas Markle support.


Translations for prepare

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  • حضر, جهزArabic
  • падрыхтава́ць, рыхтава́ць, прыгатава́ць, гатава́цьBelarusian
  • подго́твям се, подго́твям, приго́твямBulgarian
  • připravit, chystatCzech
  • tilberede, beredeDanish
  • zubereiten, vorbereitenGerman
  • προετοιμά, προετοιμάζωGreek
  • pretigi, prepariEsperanto
  • prepararSpanish
  • valmistautua, valmistella, valmistaaFinnish
  • se préparer, préparerFrench
  • ullmhaighIrish
  • הכין, התכונןHebrew
  • तैयार करनाHindi
  • felkészül, készül, előkészít, előkészül, elkészítHungarian
  • պատրաստվել, պատրաստելArmenian
  • preparare, prepararsiItalian
  • 準備Japanese
  • 마견하다, 준비하다Korean
  • parōLatin
  • gatavoties, gatavot, taisītLatvian
  • taute, whakareri, takaMāori
  • voorbereiden, preparerenDutch
  • tilberedeNorwegian
  • przygotowaćPolish
  • fazer, [[preparar]]-[[se]], prepararPortuguese
  • pregăti, preparaRomanian
  • подгото́вить, гото́виться, подгото́виться, пригото́вить, гото́витьRussian
  • прѝправити, prìpraviti, припре́мити, spremiti, priprémiti, priréditiSerbo-Croatian
  • pripraviť, pripravovaťSlovak
  • pripraviti, pripravljatiSlovene
  • förberedaSwedish
  • andaaSwahili
  • sofra kurmak, hazırlamak, hazırlanmakTurkish
  • готува́ти, підготува́ти, приготува́тиUkrainian
  • تیار کرناUrdu
  • chuẩn bịVietnamese
  • 准备Chinese

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