prepare

To make ready beforehand for a specific purpose, as for an event or occasion.

To put together or make by combining various elements or ingredients; manufacture or compound.

To fit out; equip.

To lead up to and soften (a dissonance or its impact) by means of preparation.

To make things or oneself ready.

(be prepared) To be willing (to do something).

Preparation.

To set in order or readiness for a particular end; make ready; provide; adapt by alteration or arrangement.

To bring into a particular mental state with reference to the future; fit by notification or instruction for any definite action or direction of thought: as, to prepare a person for bad news; to prepare a boy for college.

To equip; fit out; provide with necessary means.