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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
anticipate/anˈtɪsɪpeɪt/
▶verb
  • 1 be aware of and prepare for (a future event).

    ■ regard as probable.

    ■ look forward to.

  • 2 act as a forerunner or precursor of.
– derivatives
anticipative adjective,
anticipator noun,
anticipatory adjective.
– origin C16: from L. anticipat-, anticipare, from ante- ‘before’ + capere ‘take’.



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