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present tense third-person singular of ready
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1
to make competent (as by training, skill, or ability) for a particular office or function
- this advanced course should ready him for college
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2
to make ready in advance
- we can ready the desserts for the party a day in advance
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3
to prepare (oneself) mentally or emotionally
- the basketball players sat quietly in the locker room, readying themselves for the final game of the season
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- bolsters,
- boosts,
- buoys (up),
- buttresses,
- enforces,
- props (up),
- reinforces
- (also reenforces),
- supports,
- sustains
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