Definition of anticipate

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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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Prolepsis :: Prolepsis (n.) A figure by which objections are anticipated or prevented.
Divine :: Divine (v. t.) To foresee or foreknow; to detect; to anticipate; to conjecture.
Forestall :: Forestall (v. t.) To take beforehand, or in advance; to anticipate..
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..
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..
Prevent :: Prevent (v. t.) To be beforehand with; to anticipate.
Preoccupate :: Preoccupate (v. t.) To anticipate; to take before.
Discount :: Discount (v.) To take into consideration beforehand; to anticipate and form conclusions concerning (an event).
Anticipated :: Anticipated (imp. & p. p.) of Anticipat.
Look :: Look (v. i.) To await the appearance of anything; to expect; to anticipate.
Anticipate :: Anticipate (v. t.) To foresee (a wish, command, etc.) and do beforehand that which will be desired..
Antedate :: Antedate (v. t.) To anticipate; to make before the true time.
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..
Anticipate :: Anticipate (v. t.) To be before in doing; to do or take before another; to preclude or prevent by prior action.
Inexpectable :: Inexpectable (a.) Not to be expected or anticipated.
Foretaste :: Foretaste (v. t.) To taste before full possession; to have previous enjoyment or experience of; to anticipate.
Apprehend :: Apprehend (v. t.) To anticipate; esp., to anticipate with anxiety, dread, or fear; to fear..
Preventer :: Preventer (n.) One who goes before; one who forestalls or anticipates another.
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..
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