Anticipate

an;tic;i;pate pronunciation: function: verb inflected form(s): an;tic;i;pat;ed; an;tic;i;pat;ingetymology: latin anticipatus, past participle of anticipare, from ante- + -cipare (from capere to take) — more at heavedate: 1532transitive verb 1 : to give advance thought, discussion, or treatment to2 : to meet (an obligation) before a due date3 : to foresee and deal with in advance : forestall4 : to use or expend in advance of actual possession5 : to act before (another) often so as to check or counter6 : to look forward to as certain : expectintransitive verb : to speak or write in knowledge or expectation of later mattersynonyms see foresee, prevent— an;tic;i;pat;able adjective — an;tic;i;pa;tor noun