prepares

1. make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etcExamples: "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill"Synonyms: fix, gear up, prepare, ready, set, set up

2. prepare for eating by applying heatExamples: "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please"Synonyms: cook, fix, make, prepare, ready

3. to prepare verbally, either for written or spoken deliveryExamples: "prepare a report"; "prepare a speech"Synonyms: prepare

4. arrange by systematic planning and united effortExamples: "machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director's office"Synonyms: devise, get up, machinate, organise, organize, prepare

5. educate for a future role or functionExamples: "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"Synonyms: groom, prepare, train

6. create by training and teachingExamples: "The old master is training world-class violinists"; "we develop the leaders for the future"Synonyms: develop, educate, prepare, train