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.

Verb

(en-verb)

To seize or shake by the throat, especially of a dog or wolf.

Your dog’s been worrying sheep again.

To harass; to irritate or distress.

The President was worried into military action by persistent advisors.

Disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress.

Your tone of voice worries me.

To be troubled, to give way to mental anxiety.

Stop worrying about your test, it’ll be fine.

(transitive, obsolete, except in Scots) To strangle.

To cause concern or anxiety.

*{{quote-magazine, date=2013-08-10, volume=408, issue=8848, magazine=(The Economist)

, title= Can China clean up fast enough? , passage=That worries the government, which fears that environmental activism could become the foundation for more general political opposition.}}