prepare

intransitive verb

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

intransitive verb

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

intransitive verb

To fit out; equip.

intransitive verb

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

intransitive verb

To make things or oneself ready.

idiom

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

noun

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.