| PREP | music: lead up to and soften by sounding the dissonant note in it as a consonant note in the preceding chord |
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| PREP | prepare (someone) for a future role or function |
| PREP | prepare mentally or emotionally for something unpleasant |
| PREP | equipped or prepared with necessary intellectual resources |
| PREP | made ready or fit or suitable beforehand |
| PREP | having made preparations |
| PREP | the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action) |
| PREP | pay for something before receiving it |
| PREP | payment in advance |
| PREP | exceeding in heaviness |
| PREP | a superiority in numbers or amount |
| PREP | superiority in power or influence |