set up vs prepare

set up and prepare both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
set up	No	No	Yes	No
prepare	No	No	Yes	No

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

set up: get ready for a particular purpose or event
prepare: make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc

Other hypernyms of set up include fix, gear up, ready, set, set up.

As verbs, set up and prepare are synonyms defined as:

set up and prepare: make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc

Other synonyms of set up include fix, gear up, ready, set.

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

set up: begin, or enable someone else to begin, a venture by providing the means, logistics, etc.
prepare: arrange by systematic planning and united effort

Other hypernyms of set up include devise, get up, machinate, organise, organize.

set up (verb)	prepare (verb)
get ready for a particular purpose or event	make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc	undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession
equip with sails or masts	create by training and teaching
arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events	arrange by systematic planning and united effort
put into a proper or systematic order	prepare for eating by applying heat
erect and fasten	to prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery
set up for use	lead up to and soften by sounding the dissonant note in it as a consonant note in the preceding chord
place	educate for a future role or function
create by putting components or members together
construct, build, or erect
begin, or enable someone else to begin, a venture by providing the means, logistics, etc.
produce
take or catch as if in a snare or trap
arrange the outcome of by means of deceit
set up or found