winterize vs gear up

winterize and gear up both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
winterize	No	No	Yes	No
gear up	No	No	Yes	No

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

winterize: prepare for winter
gear up: make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc

Other hypernyms of winterize include fix, prepare, ready, set, set up.

winterize (verb)	gear up (verb)
prepare for winter	make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc