anticipate

/æntˈɪsəpˌeɪt/ · 4 syllables

Meaning

verb

1. regard something as probable or likely
   “The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow”
2. act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
3. realize beforehand
4. make a prediction about; tell in advance
   “Call the outcome of an election”
5. be excited or anxious about
6. be a forerunner of or occur earlier than
   “This composition anticipates Impressionism”

Synonyms for anticipate

• expect
• foresee
• forestall
• counter
• previse
• foreknow
• predict
• foretell
• prognosticate
• call
• forebode
• promise
• look for
• look to

Words that rhyme with anticipate

• straight
• separate
• plate
• mate
• date
• concentrate
• late
• state
• regenerate
• translate
• weight
• conjugate
• foliate
• grate
• initiate
• propagate
• accommodate
• articulate
• communicate
• eliminate
• gate
• great
• penetrate
• percolate
• precipitate
• rate
• slate
• stimulate
• subordinate
• suffocate