Definition of prepares:
(v) :
(transitive) To make ready for a specific future purpose; to set up; to assemble or equip; to forearm.
(v) :
(transitive) To make ready for eating or drinking; to cook.
(v) :
(intransitive) To make oneself ready; to get ready, make preparation.
(v) :
(transitive) To produce or make by combining elements; to synthesize, compound.
(n) :
(obsolete) preparation