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Prepare pupils for exam? (6)

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dilate

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'prepare' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to change as well as being verbs in their base form.
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(Other definitions for dilate that I've seen before include "Enlarge or widen, like pupils perhaps" , "Widen as eyes may" , "Make wider or larger" , "Widen like eye pupils" , "Speak or write at length - widen" .)

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