What is the difference between prepare and prep?

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As verbs the difference between prepare and prep

is that prepare is to make ready for a specific future purpose; to set up; to assemble while prep is to prepare.

As nouns the difference between prepare and prep

is that prepare is preparation while prep is preparation.

As an initialism PREP is

initialism of pre-exposure prophylaxis.

prepare

English

Verb

(prepar)
  • To make ready for a specific future purpose; to set up; to assemble.
  • * Bible, Psalms cvii. 36
    • that they may prepare a city for habitation
  • * Dryden
    • our souls, not yet prepared for upper light
  • To make ready for eating or drinking; to cook.
  • To make oneself ready; to get ready, make preparation.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
    • , chapter=19 citation , passage=As soon as Julia returned with a constable, Timothy, who was on the point of exhaustion, prepared to give over to him gratefully. The newcomer turned out to be a powerful youngster, fully trained and eager to help, and he stripped off his tunic at once.}}
  • To produce or make by combining elements; to synthesize, compound.

    • Usage notes

    * This is a catenative verb that can take a following verb in its to + infinitive form. See

    Synonyms

    * (l), (l), (l), (l), (l)

    Noun

  • (obsolete) preparation
  • * 1595 , , IV. i. 130:
    • Go levy men, and make prepare for war;

    Anagrams

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    prep

    English

    Noun

  • (countable) Preparation.
  • (informal, countable) A student or graduate of a prep school, a preppy.
  • (British, uncountable) Homework, work set to do outside class time, used widely in public schools and preparatory schools but not state schools.

    • Verb

    (prepp)
  • (informal) To prepare.

    • Anagrams

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