verb
1.
to make ready in advance usually for a particular use or disposition
prepared rooms for the expected guests
Synonyms: fit, fix, get, make, make up, ready
Related Word: furnish, provide, supply; dower, endow, endue; equip, outfit; dispose, incline, predispose; prime
Idioms: set the stage (for)
Antonyms: unprepare
2.
Synonyms: draft 3, draw up, formulate, frame, make
3.
Synonyms: gird 3, brace, fortify, ready, steel, strengthen