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make ready

[meyk-red-ee] / ˈmeɪkˌrɛd i /
VERB
arm
Synonyms
STRONGEST
fortify load mobilize prepare protect provide strengthen supply
STRONG
accouter appoint array deck equalize furnish gear gird guard heel issue outfit pack prime rig tote
WEAK
heel up load up lug iron pack a rod rod up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
discourage dissuade weaken
STRONG
neglect
WEAK
disarm
VERB
arrange
Synonyms
STRONGEST
construct decide design determine draft establish lay out manage negotiate organize prepare promote provide resolve schedule tailor work out
STRONG
adapt adjust blueprint chart compromise concert contrive devise direct frame harmonize project quarterback scheme settle
WEAK
agree to come to terms get act together get ready hammer out a deal iron out line up make a connection map out pull a wire pull things together set stage shape up work out a deal
Antonyms
STRONGEST
destroy disorder disorganize hesitate neglect ruin waver
STRONG
confuse disagree disarrange unfit upset
WEAK
derange disperse disturb mix up not plan scatter
VERB
condition
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accustom brainwash educate
STRONG
equip habituate inure modify practice program ready sharpen train
WEAK
build up loosen up shape up tone up toughen up warm up whip into shape work out work over
Antonyms
STRONG
forget neglect
VERB
do
Synonyms
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accomplish achieve act close complete conclude create determine end execute finish make move operate perform prepare produce succeed undertake work
STRONG
arrange cause cook discharge effect fix fulfill organize transact
WEAK
be responsible for bring about do one's thing engage in get ready get with it go for it look after pull off see to take care of business take on wind up wrap up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
abandon abstain bear begin commence create destroy discourage dissuade fail forget give up halt hesitate idle ignore introduce lose miss neglect not finish prevent ruin start stop
STRONG
disarrange disorder disorganize disturb
WEAK
defer pass put off undo
VERB
dress
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arrange decorate do up fit trim
STRONG
adjust align comb dispose ornament set straighten
Antonyms
STRONG
disarrange disorder displace
WEAK
bare disarray disrobe lay bare mess up open rumple unclothe uncover undress wrinkle
VERB
embattle
Synonyms
STRONG
arm array equip fortify furnish militarize mobilize strengthen supply
WEAK
prepare for combat
Antonyms
STRONG
discourage dissuade hurt weaken
VERB
gird
Synonyms
STRONGEST
brace
STRONG
band belt bind block blockade bolster buttress circle enclose encompass enfold environ fasten fortify girdle pen prepare ready reinforce ring round secure steel support surround
WEAK
cincture hem in
Antonyms
STRONG
free hurt injure let down let go loose loosen neglect open release undermine unfasten untie weaken
WEAK
compliment flatter praise
VERB
inure
Synonyms
STRONG
acclimate familiarize habituate harden season toughen train
Antonyms
STRONG
neglect soften
VERB
militarize
Synonyms
STRONGEST
impel
STRONG
activate actuate animate assemble catalyze circulate drive equip gather marshal mobilize muster organize prepare propel rally ready
WEAK
call to arms call up get ready put in motion set in motion set off
Antonyms
STRONG
check discourage disorganize disperse divide halt hold back retard scatter separate stop
VERB
mobilize
Synonyms
STRONGEST
assemble marshal organize prepare
STRONG
activate actuate animate catalyze circulate drive gather impel muster propel rally ready
WEAK
call to arms call up get ready put in motion set in motion set off
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disorganize
STRONG
discourage disperse dissuade divide repress retard scatter separate slow stop
WEAK
check demobilize end halt hold back
VERB
prime
Synonyms
STRONG
brief clue coach cram excite fit galvanize groom inform innervate motivate move notify prep provoke rehearse stimulate tell train
WEAK
break in fill in
Antonyms
STRONG
discourage dissuade forget
WEAK
neglect
VERB
process
Synonyms
STRONGEST
alter convert deal with dispose of handle prepare refine transform treat
STRONG
concoct fulfill
WEAK
take care of
Antonyms
STRONGEST
continue hold ignore keep neglect preserve remain retain
WEAK
forget
VERB
ready
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arrange brace equip fit fix gird provide warm up
STRONG
brief fortify get make order organize post prep set strengthen
WEAK
clear the decks fill in fit out gear up get ready get set keep posted let in on make up pave the way psych up put on to wise up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disarrange disorganize
STRONG
disallow discourage disorder displace dissuade halt prevent weaken
WEAK
hold back retard slow
VERB
set
Synonyms
STRONGEST
apply establish fix head install introduce lay locate post prepare put settle turn
STRONG
affix aim anchor arrange bestow cast deposit direct embed ensconce fasten insert level lock lodge mount park plank plant plop plunk point rest seat situate spread station stick train wedge
WEAK
make fast zero in
Antonyms
STRONGEST
change confuse depart destroy disorganize displace ignore leave move neglect take unsettle
STRONG
detach disorder forget gather let go loosen refuse remove take out unfasten unfix unlock
WEAK
ascend discourage dissuade end finish go up halt hinder liquefy rise soften
VERB
train
Synonyms
STRONGEST
care for develop discipline educate equip improve instruct qualify study teach tutor work out
STRONG
accustom brainwash coach cultivate drill enlighten exercise ground guide habituate harden hone inure mold prime rear rehearse reskill school season shape sharpen tame update upskill
WEAK
break in drum into dry run get a workout get in shape grow strong run through show the ropes warm up whip into shape wise up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
decrease learn
STRONG
abandon destroy ignore mislead neglect
WEAK
forget

Example Sentences

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Giving up the family business is not an option, he says, as he supervises port staff who unload buckets of fish to wash and make ready for auction and then the market.

From BBC • Jul. 13, 2023

Washington, in comparison, does not make ready use of peers.

From Seattle Times • May 24, 2022

Xi wants China to create 50,000 special “soccer schools” within 10 years – partly to get deskbound schoolchildren fit – and to make ready 140,000 pitches.

From The Guardian • Dec. 15, 2017

The stars have come right again, and out of the immense and plumbless depths I make ready to return, to ooze forth, back into the light.

From Washington Post • Mar. 22, 2016

“I hope you have gained as much wisdom as height. We shall see. Now I must make ready for the council.”

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander