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anticipate

Cross references:
  1. foresee                2. prevent               
 
an.tic.i.pate \an-'tis-*-.pa-t\ \-.pa-t-*r\ vb [L anticipatus, pp. of 
   anticipare, fr. ante- + -cipare](fr. capere to take) - more at HEAVE 1: to 
   give advance thought, discussion, or treatment to  2: to meet (an 
   obligation) before a due date  3: to foresee and deal with in advance : 
   FORESTALL  4: to use or expend in advance of actual possession  5: to act 
   before (another) often so as to check or counter  6: to look forward to as 
   certain : EXPECT  : to speak or write in knowledge or expectation of later 
   matter  - an.tic.i.pa.tor n