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make-read•y n.

Printingthe process of preparing a form for printing by overlays or underlays to equalize the impression.
the act or process of making something ready for use:a charge for make-ready on the new car.

noun, nominal use of verb, verbal phrase make ready 1820–30

'make-ready' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

apparatus - apparel - array - boun - curry - diastole - emperor - enable - erect - gather - get - jerk - pare - prepare - prime - ready - repair - unlimber

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