Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Prepare \Pre*pare"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prepare?}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Preparing}.] [F. pr['e]parer, L. praeparare; prae
   before + parare to make ready. See {Pare}.]
   1. To fit, adapt, or qualify for a particular purpose or
      condition; to make ready; to put into a state for use or
      application; as, to prepare ground for seed; to prepare a
      lesson.

            Our souls, not yet prepared for upper light.
                                                  --Dryden.

   2. To procure as suitable or necessary; to get ready; to
      provide; as, to prepare ammunition and provisions for
      troops; to prepare ships for defence; to prepare an
      entertainment. --Milton.

            That they may prepare a city for habitation. --Ps.
                                                  cvii. 36

   Syn: To fit; adjust; adapt; qualify; equip; provide; form;
        make; make; ready.