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an⋅tic⋅i⋅pate

  [an-tis-uh-peyt] verb (used with object), -pat⋅ed, -pat⋅ing.
Use unanticipated in a Sentence
1. to realize beforehand; foretaste or foresee: to anticipate pleasure.
2. to expect; look forward to; be sure of: to anticipate a favorable decision.
3. to perform (an action) before another has had time to act.
4. to answer (a question), obey (a command), or satisfy (a request) before it is made: He anticipated each of my orders.
5. to nullify, prevent, or forestall by taking countermeasures in advance: to anticipate a military attack.
6. to consider or mention before the proper time: to anticipate more difficult questions.
7. to be before (another) in doing, thinking, achieving, etc.: Many modern inventions were anticipated by Leonardo da Vinci.
8. Finance.
a. to expend (funds) before they are legitimately available for use.
b. to discharge (an obligation) before it is due.
–verb (used without object)
9. to think, speak, act, or feel an emotional response in advance.
Origin:
1525–35; < L anticipātus taken before, anticipated (ptp. of anticipāre), equiv. to anti- (var. of ante- ante- ) + -cip- (comb. form of capere to take) + -ātus -ate 1

Related forms:
an⋅tic⋅i⋅pat⋅a⋅ble, adjective
an⋅tic⋅i⋅pa⋅tor, noun

Synonyms:
1. See expect. 5. preclude, obviate.

Usage note:
Despite claims that anticipate should only be used to mean “to perform (an action) or respond to (a question, etc.) in advance” or “to forestall,” it has been used widely since the 18th century as a synonym for expect, often with an implication of pleasure: We anticipate a large turnout at the next meeting. This use is standard in all types of speech and writing.
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un·an·tic·i·pat·ed   (ŭn'ān-tĭs'ə-pā'tĭd)   
adj.  

  1. Not anticipated: We experienced some unanticipated problems.

  2. Usage Problem Not having been expected; unexpected: unanticipated guests. See Usage Note at anticipate.

un'an·tic'i·pat'ed·ly adv.
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Word Origin & History

anticipate 
1534, "accelerate," from L. anticipatus, pp. of anticipare "take (care of) ahead of time," from ante "before" (see ante) + capere "to take" (see capable). Used in the sense of "expect, look forward to" since 1749, but anticipate has an element of "prepare for, forestall" that should prevent its being used as a synonym for expect.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: an·tic·i·pate
Pronunciation: an-'ti-s&-"pAt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -pat·ed; -pat·ing
1 : to bar or invalidate (a patent) by anticipation anticipated by the Beilstein reference —Misani v. Ortho Pharmaceutical Corporation, 210 Atlantic Reporter, Second Series 609 (1965)>
2 : to negate the novelty of (an invention) by its appearance in prior art anticipated a variable light makeup mirror —Wilson v. Bristol-Myers Company, 503 New York Supplement Reporter, Second Series 334 (1986)>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: an·tic·i·pate
Pronunciation: an-'tis-&-"pAt
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: -pat·ed; -pat·ing
transitive senses
: to give advance thought to anticipate intransitive senses
: to come before the expected time —used especially of medicalsymptoms
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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