Citations:MW

sense: Merriam-Webster

 * 2001 December 13, "David" &lt;wix@undefinedenteract.com>, "Re: Information for Tonight", message-ID &lt;9vb76u$l0i$1@bob.news.rcn.net>, chi.general, Usenet :
 * G-Bone [Greg Whitman] &lt;gw@undefinedcs.uchicago.edu> wrote:
 * MW:
 * 2 : to prepare for use or service; specifically : to prepare for cooking or for the table
 * 2003 April 12, Ben Zimmer &lt;bgzimmer@undefinedmidway.uchicago.edu>, "Re: Parts of speech", message-ID &lt;3E98CB8C.62F3BA6D@midway.uchicago.edu>, rec.puzzles, rec.games.trivia, Usenet :
 * My money's on "like". MW and AHD have it listed as v., n., adj, adv., conj., and prep.
 * 2006 December 2, Brian M. Scott &lt;b.scott@undefinedcsuohio.edu>, "Re: CRIT: Untitled", message-ID &lt;a86e8xtjh2mi.nv2vbi8kpxb0$.dlg@40tude.net>, rec.arts.sf.composition, Usenet :
 * Merriam-Webster OnLine has a slightly more extensive definition than the AHD
 * MW (1a) and (1b) cover about the same ground as AHD (1) and (2) but divide it up a little differently;
 * MW (1a) and (1b) cover about the same ground as AHD (1) and (2) but divide it up a little differently;