The Clue
Readies (8 letter answer)
The Answer
PREPARES
Tags
Notes
The answer PREPARES is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Related Clues
Fixes, as dinner
Makes ready
Goes into training
Definition
PREPARE as a verb:
1. (fix, prepare, set up, ready, gear up, set) = make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc; "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill"
2. (cook, fix, ready, make, prepare) = prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please"
3. to prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery; "prepare a report"; "prepare a speech"
4. (organize, organise, prepare, devise, get up, machinate) = arrange by systematic planning and united effort; "machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director's office"
5. (prepare, groom, train) = prepare (someone) for a future role or function; "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"
6. (train, develop, prepare, educate) = create by training and teaching; "The old master is training world-class violinists"; "we develop the leaders for the future"
7. 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"
8. (train, prepare) = undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession; "She is training to be a teacher"; "He trained as a legal aid"