/ Dictionary / Index A anticipatory: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: an•tic•i•pa•to•ry Pronunciation: (an-tis'u-pu-tôr"ē, -tōr"ē), [key] — adj. of, showing, or expressing anticipation. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: anticipatory (Thesaurus) anticipative anticipatory assimilation Related Content Daily Word Quiz: immense Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language