groom
verb
[ ɡruːm ]
• brush and clean the coat of (a horse, dog, or other animal).
• "the horses were groomed and taken to shows"
• prepare or train (someone) for a particular purpose or activity.
• "star pupils who are groomed for higher things"
Similar:
prepare,
prime,
make ready,
ready,
condition,
tailor,
coach,
train,
instruct,
tutor,
drill,
teach,
educate,
school,
groom
noun
• a person employed to take care of horses.
• a bridegroom.
• any of various officials of the royal household.
Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘boy’, later ‘man, male servant’): of unknown origin.
