Prepare

To fit, adapt, or qualify for a particular purpose or condition; to make ready; to put into a state for use or application; as, to prepare ground for seed; to prepare a lesson.

To procure as suitable or necessary; to get ready; to provide; as, to prepare ammunition and provisions for troops; to prepare ships for defence; to prepare an entertainment.

To make all things ready; to put things in order; as, to prepare for a hostile invasion.

To make one's self ready; to get ready; to take the necessary previous measures; as, to prepare for death.

Preparation.

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"