Antonyms for prepare

Grammar : Verb

Spell : pri-pair

Phonetic Transcription : prɪˈpɛər

Definition of prepare

Origin : mid-15c., a back formation from preparation and in part from Middle French preparer (14c.), from Latin praeparare "make ready beforehand" (see preparation). Related: Prepared; preparing. Be prepared as the Boy Scouts' motto is attested from 1911.

verb make or get ready

Example sentences :

"Then prepare to be greeted with an icy blast," predicted Emma.
Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower

So prepare to go to your uncle's for an early day in next week.
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

Her father's angry letter, ordering her to prepare for her wedding-day.
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

One purpose of this introduction is to prepare the reader for such a shock.
Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King

Prepare the pumpkin as directed in Art. 65 and add the milk to it.
Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 4 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences

When it is to be cooked in this way, prepare it in the manner just explained.
Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 2 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences

Two weeks before, teachers had been appointed to prepare a list of committees.
Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden

Prepare it by what seems to you to be the most economical method.
Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 3 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences

To prepare it in this way, secure a perch and scale and clean it.
Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 3 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences

I command her to prepare herself to take the husband I have fixed upon.
Extract from : « The Imaginary Invalid » by Molire

Synonyms for prepare

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