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.
Foretaste :: Foretaste (v. t.) To taste before full possession; to have previous enjoyment or experience of; to anticipate.
Forethink :: Forethink (v. t.) To think beforehand; to anticipate in the mind; to prognosticate.
Forestall :: Forestall (v. t.) To take beforehand, or in advance; to anticipate..
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..
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..
Anticipated :: Anticipated (imp. & p. p.) of Anticipat.
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..
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.
Preoccupate :: Preoccupate (v. t.) To anticipate; to take before.
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..
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.
Divine :: Divine (v. t.) To foresee or foreknow; to detect; to anticipate; to conjecture.
Preventer :: Preventer (n.) One who goes before; one who forestalls or anticipates another.
Dreamer :: Dreamer (n.) A visionary; one lost in wild imaginations or vain schemes of some anticipated good; as, a political dreamer..
Antedate :: Antedate (v. t.) To anticipate; to make before the true time.
Prevene :: Prevene (v. t. & i.) To come before; to anticipate; hence, to hinder; to prevent..
Anticipate :: Anticipate (v. t.) To foresee (a wish, command, etc.) and do beforehand that which will be desired..
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