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    an·tic·i·pate
    [anˈtisəˌpāt]
    verb
    anticipated (past tense) · anticipated (past participle)
    1. regard as probable; expect or predict:
      "she anticipated scorn on her return to the theater" · "it was anticipated that the rains would slow the military campaign"
      • guess or be aware of (what will happen) and take action in order to be prepared:
        "analysts and economists failed to anticipate how badly the economy would perform" · "most people did not anticipate the scale of the expansion of the internet"
      • look forward to:
        "Stephen was eagerly anticipating the break from the routine of business"
    2. act as a forerunner or precursor of:
      "he anticipated Bates's theories on mimicry and protective coloration"
      • come or take place before (an event or process expected or scheduled for a later time):
        "this is to anticipate the argument"
      • act before (someone) in expectation of what they will do; forestall:
        "I'm sorry, go on. I did not mean to anticipate you"
    Origin
    mid 16th century (in the senses ‘to take something into consideration’, ‘mention something before the proper time’): from Latin anticipat- ‘acted in advance’, from anticipare, based on ante- ‘before’ + capere ‘take’.
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    verb
    1. regard as probable; expect or predict:
      expect
      foresee
      predict
      forecast
      prophesy
      foretell
      count on
      bank on
      look for
      reckon on
      figure on
      apprehend
      think likely
      contemplate the possibility of
      allow for
      be prepared for
      bargain on
    2. act as a forerunner or precursor of:
      foreshadow
      precede
      antedate
      come/go before
      be earlier than
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