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tomorrow. 2 fitness, readiness, readying, preparing, training,
education, teaching, instruction, instructing, tuition,
briefing, grooming, Colloq gearing up, prep, US prepping: The
preparation of the students was your responsibility. 3 drawing
up, draughting, planning, setting up, putting together,
organizing, organization, composing, making: How is your
preparation of the new proposal coming along? 4 work,
preparing, getting ready, study, studying, practising, practice,
Colloq cramming, Brit swotting: All my preparation for the exam
was to no avail. 5 substance, compound, concoction, mixture,
product, material, stuff, composition: This preparation is a
furniture wax, not a suntan lotion.
preparatory
adj. 1 preparative, preliminary, introductory, prefatory,
opening: After some preparatory warnings about safety, the
scuba-diving lessons began. 2 elementary, basic, essential,
fundamental, primary, rudimentary: His preparatory training
left him ill equipped to deal with such a major problem. 3
preparatory to. before, in preparation for, preceding:
Preparatory to the mission, we were briefed by MI5.
prepare v. 1 (get or make) ready, prime, arrange, (put in) order,
organize, provide for, make provision(s) for, lay the groundwork
(for), (make) fit, fit (out), equip, outfit, adapt: Have you
prepared adequately for the meeting? We prepared the house to
receive guests. 2 train, (get or make) ready, study, practise,
Colloq cram, Brit swot, get up: He is preparing to take an
exam. 3 train, educate, teach, (get or make) ready, groom,
brief, develop: Her mother is preparing her for the next
Olympics. 4 cook (up), make, do, Colloq whip up, US and
Canadian fix: I shall prepare dinner for eight o'clock. 5
manufacture, fabricate, produce, make, put out, build,
construct, assemble, put together, turn out, fashion, forge,
mould: Our company prepares components for the printing
industry. 6 brace, strengthen, steel, fortify, ready: When I
saw the doctor's face, I prepared myself for bad news. 7
process, produce, make, treat, change, modify, transform: This
fabric has been specially prepared to repel stains.
prepared adj. 1 ready, set, advance, prearranged, planned: We have six
prepared questions for the interview. 2 treated, processed,
modified, changed: Using an etching needle, incise the lines on