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.
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..
Expect :: Expect (v. t.) To look for (mentally); to look forward to, as to something that is believed to be about to happen or come; to have a previous apprehension of, whether of good or evil; to look for with some confidence; to anticipate; -- often followed by an infinitive, sometimes by a clause (with, or without, that); as, I expect to receive wages; I expect that the troops will be defeated..
Anticipated :: Anticipated (imp. & p. p.) of Anticipat.
Inexpectable :: Inexpectable (a.) Not to be expected or anticipated.
Forestall :: Forestall (v. t.) To take beforehand, or in advance; to anticipate..
Look :: Look (v. i.) To await the appearance of anything; to expect; to anticipate.
Anticipate :: Anticipate (v. t.) To be before in doing; to do or take before another; to preclude or prevent by prior action.
Augur :: Augur (v. i.) To anticipate, to foretell, or to indicate a favorable or an unfavorable issue; as, to augur well or ill..
Anticipate :: Anticipate (v. t.) To foresee (a wish, command, etc.) and do beforehand that which will be desired..
Prevene :: Prevene (v. t. & i.) To come before; to anticipate; hence, to hinder; to prevent..
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..
Preventer :: Preventer (n.) One who goes before; one who forestalls or anticipates another.
Anticipator :: Anticipator (n.) One who anticipates.
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..
Antedate :: Antedate (v. t.) To anticipate; to make before the true time.
Foretaste :: Foretaste (v. t.) To taste before full possession; to have previous enjoyment or experience of; to anticipate.
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..
Preoccupate :: Preoccupate (v. t.) To anticipate; to take before.
Prevent :: Prevent (v. t.) To be beforehand with; to anticipate.
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