dress vs prepare

prepare vs dress

dress is a noun but prepare is not a noun.

dress is an adjective but prepare is not an adjective.

dress and prepare both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dress	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
prepare	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, prepare is a hypernym of dress; that is, prepare is a word with a broader meaning than dress:

dress: kill and prepare for market or consumption
prepare: prepare for eating by applying heat

Other hypernyms of dress include cook, fix, make, ready.

dress (noun)	prepare (noun)
a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
clothing in general

dress (adjective)	prepare (adjective)
(of an occasion) requiring formal clothes
suitable for formal occasions

dress (verb)	prepare (verb)
put on clothes	make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
provide with clothes or put clothes on	undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession
apply a bandage or medication to	create by training and teaching
arrange attractively	arrange by systematic planning and united effort
dress or groom with elaborate care	prepare for eating by applying heat
give a neat appearance to	to prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery
dress in a certain manner	lead up to and soften by sounding the dissonant note in it as a consonant note in the preceding chord
kill and prepare for market or consumption	educate for a future role or function
convert into leather
put a dressing on
put a finish on
cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
provide with decoration
cut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and width
decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
arrange in ranks

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