braise vs prepare

braise

verb
  • To cook in a small amount of liquid, in a covered pan, somewhere between steaming and boiling. 

noun
  • A sauce used for braising. 

  • A dish (usually meat) prepared by braising. 

  • Pagellus bogaraveo, syn. Pagellus centrodontus (sea bream) 

prepare

verb
  • To make ready for eating or drinking; to cook. 

  • To make ready for a specific future purpose; to set up; to assemble or equip. 

  • To produce or make by combining elements; to synthesize, compound. 

  • To make oneself ready; to get ready, make preparation. 

How often have the words braise and prepare occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )