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
- "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
- adapt
- adjust
- anticipate
- appoint
- arrange
- assemble
- brace
- build up
- coach
- concoct
- construct
- contrive
- cook
- develop
- dispose
- draw up
- endow
- equip
- fabricate
- fashion
- fill in
- fit
- fit out
- fix
- form
- formulate
- fortify
- furnish
- gird
- groom
- lay the groundwork
- make
- make provision
- make up
- outfit
- perfect
- plan
- practice
- prime
- produce
- provide
- put in order
- put together
- qualify
- ready
- settle
- smooth the way
- steel
- strengthen
- supply
- train
- turn out
- warm up
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