prepare -
educate for a future role or function; "He is grooming his son to become his successor"; "The prince was prepared to become King one day"; "They trained him to be a warrior"
prepare -
make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc; "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill"
modify,
alter,
change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"
socialise,
socialize make conform to socialist ideas and philosophies; "Health care should be socialized!"
provide take measures in preparation for; "provide for the proper care of the passengers on the cruise ship"
cram prepare (students) hastily for an impending exam
precondition put into the required condition beforehand
fix make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc; "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill"
mount fix onto a backing, setting, or support; "mount slides for macroscopic analysis"
lay out,
set up,
set provide a detailed plan or design; "She laid out her plans for the new house"
winterise,
winterize prepare for winter; "winterize cars"; "winterize your houses"
summerise,
summerize prepare for summer; "summerize your car"; "summerize a house"
prime insert a primer into (a gun, mine, or charge) preparatory to detonation or firing; "prime a cannon"; "prime a mine"
make act in a certain way so as to acquire; "make friends"; "make enemies"
prepare -
arrange by systematic planning and united effort; "machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director's office"
prepare -
undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession; "She is training to be a teacher"; "He trained as a legal aid"
learn,
study,
read,
take gain knowledge or skills; "She learned dancing from her sister"; "I learned Sanskrit"; "Children acquire language at an amazing rate"
apprentice be or work as an apprentice; "She apprenticed with the great master"
retrain train again; "He is retraining to become an IT worker"