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.-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.-to make all things ready; to put things in order; as, to prepare for a hostile invasion.-to make one's self ready; to get ready; to take the necessary previous measures; as, to prepare for death.-preparation.