steel oneself against vs prepare for

steel oneself against and prepare for both are verbs.

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

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

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

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

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