All make ready synonyms
make readΒ·y
M m verb make ready
- do up β Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- brace β If you brace yourself for something unpleasant or difficult, you prepare yourself for it.
- assemble β When people assemble or when someone assembles them, they come together in a group, usually for a particular purpose such as a meeting.
- marshal β a military officer of the highest rank, as in the French and some other armies. Compare field marshal.
- convert β If you convert a vehicle or piece of equipment, you change it so that it can use a different fuel.
- handle β a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.
- dispose of β to give a tendency or inclination to; incline: His temperament disposed him to argue readily with people.
- transform β to change in form, appearance, or structure; metamorphose.
- refine β to bring to a fine or a pure state; free from impurities: to refine metal, sugar, or petroleum.
- alter β If something alters or if you alter it, it changes.
- treat β to act or behave toward (a person) in some specified way: to treat someone with respect.
- deal with β When you deal with something or someone that needs attention, you give your attention to them, and often solve a problem or make a decision concerning them.
- locate β to identify or discover the place or location of: to locate the bullet wound.
- head β Edith, 1897β1981, U.S. costume designer.
- introduce β to present (a person) to another so as to make acquainted.
- turn β to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
- lay β to bring about or affect by lying (often used reflexively): to lie oneself out of a difficulty; accustomed to lying his way out of difficulties.
- install β to place in position or connect for service or use: to install a heating system; to install software on a computer.
- put β to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
- apply β If you apply for something such as a job or membership of an organization, you write a letter or fill in a form in order to ask formally for it.
- discipline β training to act in accordance with rules; drill: military discipline.
- develop β When something develops, it grows or changes over a period of time and usually becomes more advanced, complete, or severe.
- study β a room, in a house or other building, set apart for private study, reading, writing, or the like.
- instruct β to furnish with knowledge, especially by a systematic method; teach; train; educate.
- tutor β a person employed to instruct another in some branch or branches of learning, especially a private instructor.
- qualify β to provide with proper or necessary skills, knowledge, credentials, etc.; make competent: to qualify oneself for a job.
- teach β to impart knowledge of or skill in; give instruction in: She teaches mathematics. Synonyms: coach.
- improve β to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition: He took vitamins to improve his health.
- load β anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo: The truck carried a load of watermelons.
- protect β to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
- prepare β to put in proper condition or readiness: to prepare a patient for surgery.
- supply β to furnish or provide (a person, establishment, place, etc.) with what is lacking or requisite: to supply someone clothing; to supply a community with electricity.
- provide β to make available; furnish: to provide employees with various benefits.
- strengthen β to make stronger; give strength to.
- fortify β to protect or strengthen against attack; surround or provide with defensive military works.
- mobilize β to assemble or marshal (armed forces, military reserves, or civilian persons of military age) into readiness for active service.
- tailor β a stroke of a bell indicating someone's death; knell.
- organize β to form as or into a whole consisting of interdependent or coordinated parts, especially for united action: to organize a committee.
- determine β If a particular factor determines the nature of a thing or event, it causes it to be of a particular kind.
- schedule β a plan of procedure, usually written, for a proposed objective, especially with reference to the sequence of and time allotted for each item or operation necessary to its completion: The schedule allows three weeks for this stage.
- promote β to help or encourage to exist or flourish; further: to promote world peace.
- manage β to bring about or succeed in accomplishing, sometimes despite difficulty or hardship: She managed to see the governor. How does she manage it on such a small income?
- negotiate β to deal or bargain with another or others, as in the preparation of a treaty or contract or in preliminaries to a business deal.
- construct β to draw (a line, angle, or figure) so that certain requirements are satisfied
- resolve β to come to a definite or earnest decision about; determine (to do something): I have resolved that I shall live to the full.
- design β When someone designs a garment, building, machine, or other object, they plan it and make a detailed drawing of it from which it can be built or made.
- decide β If you decide to do something, you choose to do it, usually after you have thought carefully about the other possibilities.
- draft β a drawing, sketch, or design.
- lay out β to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- work out β exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil.