The definition ofAnticipate is in the Cambridge English Dictionary.
Predict, foreknow, divine, anticipate mean to know.Ordinary reasoning and experience may not be affected by how the knowledge is derived.The recession should have been foreseen by economists.
Prepare to deal with it before.Advance measures are taken against something possible or probable.There are measures taken to prevent leaks.
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The past participle of anticipare is from capere to take.
"Anticipate" is a word in the dictionary at www.merriam-webster.com.5 April.2021.
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