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ANTICIPATE

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Be a forerunner of or occur earlier than

Example:

This composition anticipates Impressionism

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "anticipate" is one way to...):

come about; fall out; go on; hap; happen; occur; pass; pass off; take place (come to pass)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

anticipatory (in anticipation)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Regard something as probable or likely

Example:

The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow

Synonyms:

anticipate; expect

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "anticipate" is one way to...):

evaluate; judge; pass judgment (form a critical opinion of)

Verb group:

await; expect; look; wait (look forward to the probable occurrence of)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "anticipate"):

guess; imagine; opine; reckon; suppose; think (expect, believe, or suppose)

assume; presume; take for granted (take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof)

conjecture; hypothecate; hypothesise; hypothesize; speculate; suppose; theorise; theorize (to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds)

believe; trust (be confident about something)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE

Sentence example:

They anticipate moving

Sense 3

Meaning:

Realize beforehand

Synonyms:

anticipate; foreknow; foresee; previse

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "anticipate" is one way to...):

know (be aware of the truth of something; have a belief or faith in something; regard as true beyond any doubt)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

Derivation:

anticipator (one who anticipates)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Make a prediction about; tell in advance

Example:

Call the outcome of an election

Synonyms:

anticipate; call; forebode; foretell; predict; prognosticate; promise

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "anticipate" is one way to...):

guess; hazard; pretend; venture (put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "anticipate"):

read (interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior)

outguess; second-guess (attempt to anticipate or predict)

augur (predict from an omen)

bet; wager (maintain with or as if with a bet)

calculate; forecast (predict in advance)

prophesy; vaticinate (predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

Derivation:

anticipatory (in anticipation)

Sense 5

Meaning:

Be excited or anxious about

Synonyms:

anticipate; look for; look to

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Hypernyms (to "anticipate" is one way to...):

await; expect; look; wait (look forward to the probable occurrence of)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "anticipate"):

apprehend; quail at (anticipate with dread or anxiety)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

anticipative (marked by eager anticipation)

Sense 6

Meaning:

Act in advance of; deal with ahead of time

Synonyms:

anticipate; counter; foresee; forestall

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "anticipate" is one way to...):

act; move (perform an action, or work out or perform (an action))

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

anticipator (one who anticipates)

anticipatory (in anticipation)

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 Context examples: 

Disperse blue 1 is a mutagen and is reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen.

(CI Disperse Blue 1, NCI Thesaurus)

Chloroprene is a mutagen and carcinogen in animals and is reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen.

(Chloroprene, NCI Thesaurus)

Chlorinated paraffins, with chain lengths of C12 and chlorine contents of 60%, are reasonably anticipated to be human carcinogens based on evidence of carcinogenicity in experimental animals.

(Chlorinated Paraffin, NCI Thesaurus)

This substance is reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen based on evidence of carcinogenicity in experimental animals.

(Chlorophenothane, NCI Thesaurus)

Benzo(j)fluoranthene is reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen.

(Benzo[j]fluoranthene, NCI Thesaurus)

Benzo(b)fluoranthene is reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen.

(Benzo[b]fluoranthene, NCI Thesaurus)

Across the world, people are struggling to survive in the same areas as endangered animals, and often trouble surfaces in areas we aren't anticipating.

(Belly up to the bamboo buffet: Pandas vs. horses, NSF)

The plant anticipates the timing and the direction of dawn, and to me that looks like a reason to have a connection between the clock and the growth pathway.

(Sunflowers move from east to west, and back, by the clock, NSF)

This suggests you may see a large check you have anticipated would come for some time, and once you receive it, you will have a comforting sense of security that you will welcome.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

NASA's Juno spacecraft will make its long anticipated arrival at Jupiter on July 4.

(Juno Peers Inside a Giant, NASA)