prepare for vs steel oneself against

prepare for and steel oneself against both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
prepare for	No	No	Yes	No
steel oneself against	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, prepare for and steel oneself against are synonyms defined as:

prepare for and steel oneself against: prepare mentally or emotionally for something unpleasant

Other synonyms of prepare for include brace oneself for, steel oneself for.

prepare for (verb)	steel oneself against (verb)
prepare mentally or emotionally for something unpleasant	prepare mentally or emotionally for something unpleasant