/ Dictionary / Index A anticipate: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: an•tic•i•pate Pronunciation: (an-tis'u-pāt"), [key] — -pat•ed, -pat•ing. —v.i. to think, speak, act, or feel an emotional response in advance. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: anticipate (Thesaurus) anticipant anticipation Related Content Daily Word Quiz: profiterole Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language