Etymology

anticipate

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Today it means: To act before (someone), especially to prevent an action. Full definition →

Latin anticipātus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromanticipātus
  2. English todayanticipate

Borrowed from Latin anticipātus, perfect passive participle of anticipō (“to anticipate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from ante- (“before”), + capiō (“to take”, cip- when prefixed) + -ō (verb-forming suffix). See capable.

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