an·tic·i·pate

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• 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 …   Useful english dictionary

• par|tic|i|pate — «pahr TIHS uh payt», verb, pat|ed, pat|ing. –v.i. to have a share; take part; share in an undertaking: »The teacher participated in the children s games. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under hare. (Cf. ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• tic — ace·tic; ace·to·ace·tic; ach·er·on·tic; achres·tic; ach·ro·ma·tic·i·ty; acys·tic; adi·ag·nos·tic; aero·elas·tic; aero·tac·tic; agres·tic; alan·tic; al·bi·nis·tic; al·che·mis·tic; al·lo·cryp·tic; al·lo·plas·tic; al·lo·plas·tic·i·ty; al·tru·is·tic; …   English syllables

• pate — ad·dle·pate; ad·i·pate; an·tic·i·pate; apoc·o·pate; clod·pate; col·pate; con·sti·pate; cris·pate; cus·pate; dis·cre·pate; dis·cul·pate; dun·der·pate; epis·co·pate; ex·cul·pate; ex·tir·pate; for·ci·pate; in·cul·pate; man·ci·pate; nun·cu·pate;… …   English syllables

• 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 …   Useful english dictionary

• anticipate — an·tic·i·pate …   English syllables

• participate — par·tic·i·pate …   English syllables

• anticipate — an•tic•i•pate [[t]ænˈtɪs əˌpeɪt[/t]] v. pat•ed, pat•ing 1) to realize or feel beforehand; foretaste or foresee: to anticipate pleasure[/ex] 2) to expect; look forward to, esp. confidently or with pleasure 3) to perform (an action) before another… …   From formal English to slang

• participate — par•tic•i•pate [[t]pɑrˈtɪs əˌpeɪt[/t]] v. pat•ed, pat•ing 1) to take part or have a share, as with others (usu. fol. by in): to participate in profits; to participate in a conversation[/ex] 2) archaic to share • Etymology: 1525–35; < L… …   From formal English to slang

• anticipate — 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. [L. anticipo, pp. cipatus, to a., fr. anti (old form of ante), before, + capio, to take] * * …   Medical dictionary