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Noun: readying  re-dee-ing
  1. The activity of getting ready for some future act or event
    "The team's readying for the championship game included intense practice sessions";
    - preparation
Verb: ready  re-dee
  1. Make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
    "Get the children ready for school!";
    - fix, prepare, set up, gear up, set
     
  2. (of food) combine or process (e.g. heat) to make ready for eating
    "She readied the vegetables for dinner";
    - cook, fix [informal], make, prepare

Type of: activity, alter, change, make from scratch, modify

Encyclopedia: Ready, Sex, Go