an|tic´i|pa´tor

an|tic´i|pa´tor
an|tic|i|pate «an TIHS uh payt», verb, -pat|ed, -pat|ing.
–v.t.
1. to look forward to; expect: »

We anticipated a good time at the party.

SYNONYM(S): foresee, await. See syn. under expect. (Cf. ↑expect)
2. to do before others do; be ahead of in doing: »

The Chinese anticipated the European discovery of gunpowder.

SYNONYM(S): antedate, precede.
3. to take care of ahead of time; consider in advance: »

Mother anticipated my hunger by baking cookies before I came home from school.

4. to be before (another) in thinking or acting; forestall: »

In the discovery of the South Pole, Scott was anticipated by Amundsen.

5. to consider or mention before the proper time: »

to anticipate a point in the argument.

6. to cause to happen sooner; hasten; accelerate: »

The lazy boy anticipated his dismissal by stealing stamps.

7. to spend or pay out (money) before it is explicitly placed at one's disposal.
8. to pay (a debt or obligation) before the date it is due.
–v.i.
to speak of or deal with matters before they arise naturally: »

We must not anticipate.

╂[< Latin anticipāre (with English -ate1) < ante- before + capere take]
–an|tic´i|pa´tor, noun.

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