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
Keely	['ki:li]
LukÁCs	LOO-kawch	Hungarian
Laurence	['lɔrəns]
Wenda	WEN-də	English (Rare)
Basile	-	French
CaoimhÍN	KEE-veen, KWEE-vin	Irish