Preparable(a.) Capable of being prepared.
Preparation(n.) The act of preparing or fitting beforehand for a particular purpose, use, service, or condition; previous arrangement or adaptation; a making ready; as, the preparation of land for a crop of wheat; the preparation of troops for a campaign.
Preparation(n.) The state of being prepared or made ready; preparedness; readiness; fitness; as, a nation in good preparation for war.
Preparation(n.) That which makes ready, prepares the way, or introduces; a preparatory act or measure.
Preparation(n.) That which is prepared, made, or compounded by a certain process or for a particular purpose; a combination. Specifically: (a) Any medicinal substance fitted for use. (b) Anything treated for preservation or examination as a specimen. (c) Something prepared for use in cookery.
Preparation(n.) An army or fleet.
Preparation(n.) The holding over of a note from one chord into the next chord, where it forms a temporary discord, until resolved in the chord that follows; the anticipation of a discordant note in the preceding concord, so that the ear is prepared for the shock. See Suspension.
Preparation(n.) Accomplishment; qualification.
Preparative(a.) Tending to prepare or make ready; having the power of preparing, qualifying, or fitting; preparatory.
Preparative(n.) That which has the power of preparing, or previously fitting for a purpose; that which prepares.
Preparative(n.) That which is done in the way of preparation.
Preparatively(adv.) By way of preparation.
Preparator(n.) One who prepares beforehand, as subjects for dissection, specimens for preservation in collections, etc.
Prepare(n.) Preparation.
Prepare(v. i.) To make all things ready; to put things in order; as, to prepare for a hostile invasion.
Prepare(v. i.) To make one's self ready; to get ready; to take the necessary previous measures; as, to prepare for death.
Prepare(v. t.) 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.
Prepare(v. t.) 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.
Prepared(a.) Made fit or suitable; adapted; ready; as, prepared food; prepared questions.
Preparer(n.) One who, or that which, prepares, fits, or makes ready.
Preparing(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Prepare
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