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Definitions for Anticipate
[1] to realize beforehand; foretaste or foresee: to anticipate pleasure.
[2] to expect; look forward to; be sure of: to anticipate a favorable decision.
[3] to perform (an action) before another has had time to act.
[4] to answer (a question), obey (a command), or satisfy (a request) before it is made: He anticipated each of my orders.
[5] to nullify, prevent, or forestall by taking countermeasures in advance: to anticipate a military attack.
[6] to consider or mention before the proper time: to anticipate more difficult questions.
[7] to be before (another) in doing, thinking, achieving, etc.: Many modern inventions were anticipated by Leonardo da Vinci.
[8] Finance . to expend (funds) before they are legitimately available for use. to discharge (an obligation) before it is due.
[9] to think, speak, act, or feel an emotional response in advance.
[10] (may take a clause as object) to foresee and act in advance of he anticipated the fall in value by selling early
[11] to thwart by acting in advance of; forestall I anticipated his punch by moving out of reach
[12] (also intr) to mention (something) before its proper time don't anticipate the climax of the story
[13] (may take a clause as object) to regard as likely; expect; foresee he anticipated that it would happen
[14] to make use of in advance of possession he anticipated his salary in buying a house
[15] to pay (a bill, etc) before it falls due
[16] to cause to happen sooner the spread of nationalism anticipated the decline of the Empire
Words related to Anticipate
foresee, assume, await, forecast, see, delay, prevent, forestall, conjecture, visualize, figure, prophesy, entertain, foretell, suppose, prognosticate, divine, wait, hinder, apprehend
Words nearby Anticipate
anticholinergic, anticholinesterase, antichrist, antichthon, anticipant, anticipate, anticipation, anticipative, anticipatory, anticipatory assimilation, anticity
Origin of Anticipate
1525–35; < Latin anticipātus taken before, anticipated (past participle of anticipāre ), equivalent to anti- (variant of ante- ante-) + -cip- (combining form of capere to take) + -ātus -ate1
Other words from Anticipate
an·tic·i·pat·a·ble , adjective
an·tic·i·pa·tor , noun
pre·an·tic·i·pate , verb (used with object), pre·an·tic·i·pat·ed, pre·an·tic·i·pat·ing.
un·an·tic·i·pat·ed , adjective
un·an·tic·i·pat·ing , adjective
un·an·tic·i·pat·ing·ly , adverb
well-an·tic·i·pat·ed , adjective
Word origin for Anticipate
C16: from Latin anticipāre to take before, realize beforehand, from anti- ante- + capere to take
Synonyms for Anticipate
assume, await, count on, forecast, foresee, prepare for, see, conjecture, divine, entertain, figure, foretell, prognosticate, prophesy, suppose, visualize, wait, bargain for, be afraid, count chickens, cross the bridge, foretaste, have a hunch, hope for, jump the gun, look for, look forward to, plan on, prevision, promise oneself, see coming, see in the cards, wait for