prepare

make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc

“Get the children ready for school!”

“prepare for war”

“I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill”

prepare for eating by applying heat

“Cook me dinner, please”

“can you make me an omelette?”

“fix breakfast for the guests, please”

“The chefs prepare the vegetables”

to prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery

“prepare a report”

“prepare a speech”

arrange by systematic planning and united effort

“machinate a plot”

“organize a strike”

“devise a plan to take over the director's office”

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”

create by training and teaching

“The old master is training world-class violinists”

“we develop the leaders for the future”