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Definition of Anticipate
1. Verb. Regard something as probable or likely. "They anticipate to move "; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow"
Specialized synonyms: Guess, Imagine, Opine, Reckon, Suppose, Think, Assume, Presume, Take For Granted, Conjecture, Hypothecate, Hypothesise, Hypothesize, Speculate, Suppose, Theorise, Theorize, Believe, Trust
Generic synonyms: Evaluate, Judge, Pass Judgment
Related verbs: Await, Expect, Look, Wait
Derivative terms: Expectant, Expectation, Expectation
2. Verb. Act in advance of; deal with ahead of time.
Generic synonyms: Act, Move
Derivative terms: Anticipator, Anticipatory, Forestalling
3. Verb. Realize beforehand.
Generic synonyms: Know
Derivative terms: Anticipator, Prevision
4. Verb. Make a prediction about; tell in advance. "Call the outcome of an election"
Specialized synonyms: Read, Outguess, Second-guess, Augur, Bet, Wager, Calculate, Forecast, Prophesy, Vaticinate
Generic synonyms: Guess, Hazard, Pretend, Venture
Derivative terms: Anticipatory, Foreboding, Foreboding, Foretelling, Prediction, Predictive, Predictor, Prognosis, Prognostication, Prognostication, Prognosticative, Prognosticator
5. Verb. Be excited or anxious about.
Generic synonyms: Await, Expect, Look, Wait
Specialized synonyms: Apprehend, Quail At
Derivative terms: Anticipative
6. Verb. Be a forerunner of or occur earlier than. "This composition anticipates Impressionism"
Derivative terms: Anticipatory
Definition of Anticipate
1. v. t. To be before in doing; to do or take before another; to preclude or prevent by prior action.
Definition of Anticipate
1. Verb. (transitive) To act before (someone), especially to prevent an action. ¹
2. Verb. to take up or introduce (something) prematurely. ¹
3. Verb. to know of (something) before it happens; to expect. ¹
4. Verb. to eagerly wait for (something) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Anticipate
1. [v -PATED, -PATING, -PATES]
Medical Definition of Anticipate
1. To come before the appointed time; said of a periodic symptom or disease, such as a malarial paroxysm, when it recurs at progressively shorter intervals. Origin: L. Anticipo, pp. -cipatus, to anticipate, fr. Anti (old form of ante), before, + capio, to take (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Anticipate
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