Definition of anticipate

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Anticipate (v. t.) To take up or introduce beforehand, or before the proper or normal time; to cause to occur earlier or prematurely; as, the advocate has anticipated a part of his argument..

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Anticipated :: Anticipated (imp. & p. p.) of Anticipat.
Foretaste :: Foretaste (v. t.) To taste before full possession; to have previous enjoyment or experience of; to anticipate.
Prevent :: Prevent (v. t.) To be beforehand with; to anticipate.
Antedate :: Antedate (v. t.) To anticipate; to make before the true time.
Anticipate :: Anticipate (v. t.) To take up or introduce beforehand, or before the proper or normal time; to cause to occur earlier or prematurely; as, the advocate has anticipated a part of his argument..
Forego :: Forego (v. t.) To relinquish the enjoyment or advantage of; to give up; to resign; to renounce; -- said of a thing already enjoyed, or of one within reach, or anticipated..
Speculation :: Speculation (n.) The act or practice of buying land, goods, shares, etc., in expectation of selling at a higher price, or of selling with the expectation of repurchasing at a lower price; a trading on anticipated fluctuations in price, as distinguished from trading in which the profit expected is the difference between the retail and wholesale prices, or the difference of price in different markets..
Prevene :: Prevene (v. t. & i.) To come before; to anticipate; hence, to hinder; to prevent..
Look :: Look (v. i.) To await the appearance of anything; to expect; to anticipate.
Augur :: Augur (v. i.) To anticipate, to foretell, or to indicate a favorable or an unfavorable issue; as, to augur well or ill..
Forethink :: Forethink (v. t.) To think beforehand; to anticipate in the mind; to prognosticate.
Discount :: Discount (v.) To take into consideration beforehand; to anticipate and form conclusions concerning (an event).
Apprehend :: Apprehend (v. t.) To anticipate; esp., to anticipate with anxiety, dread, or fear; to fear..
Obviate :: Obviate (v. t.) To anticipate; to prevent by interception; to remove from the way or path; to make unnecessary; as, to obviate the necessity of going..
Sane :: Sane (a.) Mentally sound; possessing a rational mind; having the mental faculties in such condition as to be able to anticipate and judge of the effect of one's actions in an ordinary maner; -- said of persons.
Dreamer :: Dreamer (n.) A visionary; one lost in wild imaginations or vain schemes of some anticipated good; as, a political dreamer..
Anticipate :: Anticipate (v. t.) To be before in doing; to do or take before another; to preclude or prevent by prior action.
Preventer :: Preventer (n.) One who goes before; one who forestalls or anticipates another.
Inexpectable :: Inexpectable (a.) Not to be expected or anticipated.
Anticipate :: Anticipate (v. t.) To foretaste or foresee; to have a previous view or impression of; as, to anticipate the pleasures of a visit; to anticipate the evils of life..
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