Answer:

prepares

Answer	Crossword Clue
PREPARES	Makes ready
PREPARES	Readies
PREPARES	Whips up

PREPARES	Gets ready
PREPARES	Gets set
PREPARES	Grooms
PREPARES	Sets up
PREPARES	Gears up
PREPARES	Equips.
PREPARES	Gets set.
PREPARES	Devises.

PREPARES	Goes into training
PREPARES	Fixes, as dinner
PREPARES	Cooks up
PREPARES	Does one's homework

Crossword

a puzzle consisting of a grid of squares and blanks into which words crossing vertically and horizontally are written according to clues.