transitive. To make or get ready, to prepare.

transitive (and reflexive). To make ready, prepare.

reflexive. To prepare oneself, get ready. Often with infinitive. Rarely intransitive for reflexive. Obsolete.

To make ready, get ready (a person): chiefly reflexive to make oneself ready, prepare, set, or address oneself (to do something). Obsolete.

Ready, prepared. to make yare: to make ready, get ready, prepare (also reflexive).

reflexive. To prepare oneself, make ready. Obsolete.

reflexive. To put oneself in order to do something; to get ready; also, to get ready to go somewhere; to take one's way, go. Cf. attire, v.1 1 2…

transitive (reflexive). To make oneself ready; (also intransitive) to prepare to do something. Cf. graith, v. 2.

transitive (reflexive). To prepare or equip oneself; to make oneself ready.

transitive (reflexive). To make oneself ready; to prepare oneself.

transitive (reflexive). To prepare oneself, get ready; to concentrate one's attention or energies on some forthcoming task, goal, or purpose. Also in…

reflexive. To set oneself, prepare. Const. to with infinitive, or for. Obsolete. Very common in Chaucer.

To put into the proper frame or condition for some action or result; to make fit or ready; to fit, prepare (to do, or to or for something); reflexive…

transitive (reflexive). To prepare oneself; make ready; to set or apply oneself to do something. Obsolete.

transitive. To arrange, dispose; to prepare, deal with. Obsolete.

transitive (reflexive). Chiefly Scottish. To set oneself, get ready to do something; to prepare for (also with to). Cf. also sense 70. Obsolete.

reflexive. To prepare oneself, get ready (often in connection with busk); to betake oneself, have recourse to (anything).

(up-, prefix affix 3a.)

reflexive and intransitive for reflexive. To get (oneself) ready; to prepare; to address oneself to battle. Obsolete exc. dialect (see quot. 1855).

transitive (reflexive). To make ready; esp. to prepare oneself to do something or for a particular purpose. Cf. sense 17. Obsolete.

transitive (reflexive). To prepare oneself (to do something). Obsolete.

To make ready.

Expressing promptitude or eagerness for action. to set (a person) forth: to urge forward. to make oneself forth: to bestir oneself, prepare.

transitive. To prepare, to make or get ready; to equip, to attire. Chiefly reflexive.

transitive. To place or keep in equilibrium; to hold supported or suspended; to make even; to balance. Also reflexive: to hold or put oneself in…

reflexive. To put oneself in order; prepare oneself.