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Forestall :: Forestall (v. t.) To take beforehand, or in advance; to anticipate..

Anticipate :: Anticipate (v. t.) To be before in doing; to do or take before another; to preclude or prevent by prior action.

Prolepsis :: Prolepsis (n.) A figure by which objections are anticipated or prevented.

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..

Look :: Look (v. i.) To await the appearance of anything; to expect; to anticipate.

Foretaste :: Foretaste (v. t.) To taste before full possession; to have previous enjoyment or experience of; to anticipate.

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..

Dream :: Dream (n.) A visionary scheme; a wild conceit; an idle fancy; a vagary; a revery; -- in this sense, applied to an imaginary or anticipated state of happiness; as, a dream of bliss; the dream of his youth..

Prevene :: Prevene (v. t. & i.) To come before; to anticipate; hence, to hinder; to prevent..

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..

Dream :: Dream (n.) To let the mind run on in idle revery or vagary; to anticipate vaguely as a coming and happy reality; to have a visionary notion or idea; to imagine.

Antedate :: Antedate (v. t.) To anticipate; to make before the true time.

Discount :: Discount (v.) To take into consideration beforehand; to anticipate and form conclusions concerning (an event).

Inexpectable :: Inexpectable (a.) Not to be expected or anticipated.

Prevent :: Prevent (v. t.) To be beforehand with; 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..

Preoccupate :: Preoccupate (v. t.) To anticipate; to take before.

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..

Anticipate :: Anticipate (v. t.) To foresee (a wish, command, etc.) and do beforehand that which will be desired..

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.

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