Word Definitions & Examples
verb
Sense 1
"prepare a report"
"prepare a speech"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 2
lead up to and soften by sounding the dissonant note in it as a consonant note in the preceding chord
"prepare the discord in bar 139"
Type of:
sound
Derived:
preparation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
music
verb
Sense 3
"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"
Type of:
educate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 4
"Get the children ready for school!"
"prepare for war"
"I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
verb
Sense 5
"She is training to be a teacher"
"He trained as a legal aid"
Usage Patterns:
Something ----s something
verb
Sense 6
"The old master is training world-class violinists"
"we develop the leaders for the future"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 7
"machinate a plot"
"organize a strike"
"devise a plan to take over the director''s office"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 8
"Cook me dinner, please"
"can you make me an omelette?"
"fix breakfast for the guests, please"
Verb group:
make
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
91%
Sense Count
8
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
88
Times Searched
2
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