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  • 21prepare — [[t]prɪpe͟ə(r)[/t]] ♦♦ prepares, preparing, prepared 1) VERB If you prepare something, you make it ready for something that is going to happen. [V n] Two technicians were preparing a videotape recording of last week s programme... [V n] On… …

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  • 22prepare — v. 1) to prepare carefully, thoroughly 2) (D; intr., refl., tr.) to prepare for (she was prepareing for the examination; they prepared themselves for unpleasant news; she is prepareing a paper for presentation at the national meeting) 3) (E) they …

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  • 23prepare — preparer, n. /pri pair /, v., prepared, preparing. v.t. 1. to put in proper condition or readiness: to prepare a patient for surgery. 2. to get (a meal) ready for eating, as by proper assembling, cooking, etc. 3. to manufacture, compound, or… …

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  • 24prepare — 01. She studied for three solid days in order to [prepare] for her final exam. 02. Many people died in the earthquake simply because the government was totally [unprepared] for a disaster of this size. 03. Perhaps the most important part of a… …

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  • 25prepare — verb 1) I want you to prepare a report Syn: make/get ready, put together, draw up, produce, arrange, assemble, construct, compose, formulate 2) the meal was easy to prepare Syn: cook, make …

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  • 26prepare — Synonyms and related words: accommodate, accouter, adapt, afford, appoint, apprentice, arm, arrange, arrange for, assemble, author, bake, barbecue, baste, be about to, blanch, boil, brace, braise, break, break in, breed, brew, brief, bring up,… …

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  • 27prepare — see hope for the best and prepare for the worst if you want peace, you must prepare for war …

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  • 28prepare — pre•pare [[t]prɪˈpɛər[/t]] v. pared, par•ing 1) srg to put in proper condition or readiness 2) to get (a meal) ready for eating, as by proper assembling, cooking, etc 3) pha to manufacture, compound, or compose: to prepare a cough syrup[/ex] 4)… …

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  • 29prepare — [c]/prəˈpɛə / (say pruh pair) verb (prepared, preparing) –verb (t) 1. to make ready, or put in due condition, for something. 2. to get ready for eating, as a meal, by due assembling, dressing, or cooking. 3. to manufacture, compound, or compose.… …

  • 30prepare — v 1. make ready, ready, Inf. prep; clear the decks, prepare for, make preparations for, prime, groom, get ready or set, Inf. square away, Archaic. boun; set up, fix up, arrange, order, put things in order, set one s house in order; lay the… …

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