prepare

Synonyms:

fix, gear up, ready, set, set up

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socialise, socialize

prepare for social life

provide

take measures in preparation for

cram

prepare (students) hastily for an impending exam

precondition

put into the required condition beforehand

fix

kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study

mount

fix onto a backing, setting, or support

lay out, set, set up

get ready for a particular purpose or event

winterise, winterize

prepare for winter

summerise, summerize

prepare for summer

prime

insert a primer into (a gun, mine, or charge) preparatory to detonation or firing

crop, cultivate, work

prepare for crops

overcrop, overcultivate

to exhaust by excessive cultivation

brace, poise

prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult

nerve, steel

get ready for something difficult or unpleasant

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alter, change, modify

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

Synonyms:

cook, fix, make, ready

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keep, preserve

prevent (food) from rotting

freeze-dry

preserve by rapid freezing and subsequently drying in a vacuum

conserve

preserve with sugar

dehydrate, desiccate

preserve by removing all water and liquids from

pickle

preserve in a pickling liquid

salt

preserve with salt

can, put up, tin

preserve in a can or tin

refrigerate

preserve by chilling

cure

prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve

corn

preserve with salt

dress, dress out

kill and prepare for market or consumption

deglaze

dissolve cooking juices or solid food in (a pan) by adding liquid and stirring

escallop, scallop

bake in a sauce, milk, etc., often with breadcrumbs on top

flambe

pour liquor over and ignite (a dish)

put on

put on the stove or ready for cooking

devil

coat or stuff with a spicy paste

precook

cook beforehand so that the actual preparation won't take long

whip up, whomp up

prepare or cook quickly or hastily

concoct, cook up

prepare or cook by mixing ingredients

lard

prepare or cook with lard

Type of:

create from raw material, create from raw stuff

make from scratch

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rough, rough in, rough out

prepare in preliminary or sketchy form

Type of:

create, make

make or cause to be or to become

Synonyms:

devise, get up, machinate, organise, organize

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mount, put on

prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance

rerun

rerun a performance of a play, for example

lay

prepare or position for action or operation

set up

begin, or enable someone else to begin, a venture by providing the means, logistics, etc.

sandwich

make into a sandwich

spatchcock

prepare for eating if or as if a spatchcock

embattle

prepare for battle or conflict

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initiate, pioneer

take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of

Synonyms:

groom, train

develop, educate

create by training and teaching

check, condition, discipline

develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control

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dispose, qualify

make fit or prepared

habilitate

qualify for teaching at a university in Europe

capacitate

make capable

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educate

give an education to

Synonyms:

develop, educate, train

build up

change the use of and make available or usable

groom

educate for a future role or function

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retrain

teach new skills

drill

train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons

house-train, housebreak

train (a pet) to live cleanly in a house

toilet-train

train (a small child) to use the toilet

Type of:

instruct, learn, teach

impart skills or knowledge to

Type of:

sound

cause to sound

Synonyms:

train

develop, educate

create by training and teaching

groom

educate for a future role or function

Types:

apprentice

be or work as an apprentice

retrain

train again

drill

undergo military training or do military exercises

Type of:

learn, read, study, take

be a student of a certain subject