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prepare
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French preparer, from Classical Latin praepar?re (“make ready in advance”), from prae- (“pre-”) + par?re (“make ready”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /p???p??/
- (General American) IPA(key): /p???p???/, /p???p???/
Verb
prepare (third-person singular simple present prepares, present participle preparing, simple past and past participle prepared)
- (transitive) To make ready for a specific future purpose; to set up; to assemble or equip.
- that they may prepare a city for habitation
- our souls, not yet prepared for upper light
- (transitive) To make ready for eating or drinking; to cook.
- (intransitive) To make oneself ready; to get ready, make preparation.
- (transitive) To produce or make by combining elements; to synthesize, compound.
Usage notes
- This is a catenative verb that can take a following verb in its to + infinitive form. See Appendix:English catenative verbs
Synonyms
- busk (obsolete), graith (obsolete), ready, yark (obsolete)
Related terms
- preparation
Derived terms
- if you want peace, prepare for war (proverb)
Translations
Noun
prepare
- (obsolete) preparation
- 1595, William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part 3, IV. i. 130:
- Go levy men, and make prepare for war;
- 1595, William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part 3, IV. i. 130:
Anagrams
- paperer, repaper
Haitian Creole
Etymology
From French préparer (“prepare”), from Latin praepar?re (“make ready in advance”), from prae- (“pre-”) + par?re (“make ready”).
Verb
prepare
- prepare
Portuguese
Verb
prepare
- first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of preparar
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of preparar
- third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of preparar
- third-person singular (você) negative imperative of preparar
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [pre?pare]
Verb
prepare
- third-person singular present subjunctive of prepara
- third-person plural present subjunctive of prepara
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p?e?pa?e/, [p?e?pa.?e]
Verb
prepare
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of preparar.
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of preparar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of preparar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of preparar.
prepare From the web:
- what prepares the uterus for pregnancy
- what prepares the body for action
- what prepares mammary glands for lactation
- what prepared the colonies for self-government
- what prepared mean
- what prepares wastes for elimination from the body
- what prepared you for this position
- what prepared vertebrates for life on land
soften
English
Etymology
From Middle English softenen, softnen, equivalent to soft +? -en.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?s?f?n/, enPR: s?f?en
- (US) IPA(key): /?s?f?n/, enPR: sôf?en
- (US, cot–caught merger, Canada) IPA(key): /?s?f?n/, enPR: s?f?en
Verb
soften (third-person singular simple present softens, present participle softening, simple past and past participle softened)
- (transitive) To make something soft or softer.
- Soften the butter before beating in the sugar.
- (transitive) To undermine the morale of someone (often soften up).
- Before the invasion, we softened up the enemy with the artillery.
- (transitive) To make less harsh
- Having second thoughts, I softened my criticism.
- (intransitive) To become soft or softer
- The butter softened as it warmed up.
Derived terms
- soften the ground
- softener
Translations
See also
- mollify
- neshen
Anagrams
- Sefton
soften From the web:
- what softens stool
- what softens toenails
- what softens ear wax
- what softens the cervix
- what softens leather
- what softens calluses
- what softens water
- what softens cuticles
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