ἐπαρτίζω
From LSJ
πείθεται πᾶς ἥδιον ἢ βιάζεται (Dio Cassius, Historiae Romanae 8.36.3) → it's always more pleasant to be persuaded than to be forced
English (LSJ)
A get ready, in Ep. aor. ἐπαρτίσσειεν A.R.1.1210:—Med., c. inf., ib.877. II intr., fit in, ἐς τὸν μυκτῆρα Hp.Morb.2.33.
German (Pape)
[Seite 905] bereiten, zurüsten; πάντα ἐπαρτίσσειεν Ap. Rh. 1, 1210; im med., 1, 877.