groom as

groom someone as something

to prepare someone for a job or position. He was grooming his son as his successor. They groomed Charles as the next treasurer.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Diarmaid	DEER-mid	Irish, Irish Mythology
Terence	TER-ənts	English
Eugenius	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Elsabeth	-	English (Rare)
Erdem	-	Turkish
Diogenes	-	Ancient Greek