Etymology

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Today it means: To make ready for a specific future purpose; to set up; to assemble or equip; to forearm. Full definition →

Middle French preparer ← Latin praeparāre
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  1. Latin · derived frompraeparāre“make ready in advance”
  2. Middle French · borrowed frompreparer
  3. English todayprepare

Partially a back-formation from preparation; and partially borrowed from Middle French preparer, from Classical Latin praeparāre (“make ready in advance”), from prae- (“pre-”) + parāre (“make ready”). Compare Middle English preparaten (“to prepare”).

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