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
Dorte	DOR-te	Danish
Rosalynne	ROZ-ə-lin	English (Rare)
Ndidi	-	Western African, Igbo
Shawna	SHAW-nə	English
Barnes	[ba:nz]
Hettie	HET-ee	English