Prepare
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To make ready for a specific future purpose. To make ready for eating or drinking; to cook. To make oneself ready; to get ready, make preparation. To produce or make by combining elements; to synthesize, compound.
Example sentence: Most people don't like change. They revolt against it unless they can clearly see the advantage it brings. For that reason, when good leaders prepare to take action or make changes, they take people through a process to get them ready for it.
Ready
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To make prepared for action.
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Prepared for immediate action or use.Inclined; apt to happen.Liable at any moment.
Example sentence: People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.