[anˈtɪsɪpeɪt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- regard as probable; expect or predict
(e.g: she anticipated scorn on her return to the theatre)

- act as a forerunner or precursor of
(e.g: he anticipated Bates's theories on mimicry and protective coloration)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 16th century (in the senses ‘to take something into consideration’, ‘mention something before the proper time’): from Latin anticipat- ‘acted in advance’, from anticipare, based on ante- ‘before’ + capere ‘take’