Definitions
be a forerunner of or occur earlier than
Word origin
Borrowed from Latin anticipātus, perfect passive participle of anticipō (“to anticipate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from ante- (“before”), + capiō (“to take”, cip- when prefixed) + -ō (verb-forming suffix). See capable.
Used in a sentence
“He would probably have died by the hand of the executioner, if indeed the executioner had not been anticipated by the populace.”
“The advocate plans to anticipate a part of her argument.”
“to anticipate the pleasures of a visit”
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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Foresee”10 letters
02“Expect”10 letters
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