antegrade

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adjective

moving or directed forward

Similar
anterograde
Opposite
retrograde
OriginEnglish ante- ← Classical Latin ante- ← Latin ante →
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Meanings

adjective
  1. moving or directed forward

    Synonyms: anterograde

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivemoving or directed forward

Similar
anterograde
Opposite
retrograde
Also see
anterograde

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Proto-Italic*anti
  5. Latinante
  6. Classical Latinante-
  7. Englishante-
  8. Englishantegrade

From ante- (“anterior”) + -grade (“direction”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Tandragee
Cite this entry
APA

antegrade. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antegrade

MLA

“antegrade.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antegrade. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antegrade,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antegrade.

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