anticipate Copy link Outline I. To interfere with, so as to prevent1. praevĕnĭo, vēni, ventum, 42. praeverto, ti, sum, 33. antĕverto, 34. occŭpo, 15. praeoccŭpo, 1II. To take or do before the proper time1. antĭcĭpo, 12. praesūmo, sumpsi, sumptum, 33. praecerpo, psi, ptum, 3 (rare)4. praecĭpio, cēpi, ceptum, 35. occŭpo, 16. praeoccŭpo, 1III. To foresee and take measures in reference to what is foreseen1. antĕvĕnĭo, 42. antĕverto, 33. antĕĕo, 44. praecĭpĭo, 35. praevĕnĭo, 4IV. Not to wait for1. antĕcăpio, 32. antĕĕo, 4 • anticipate: I. To interfere with, so as to prevent: 1. praevĕnĭo, vēni, ventum, 4: death a.d him while brooding over such plans, talia agentem mors praevenit, Suet. 2. praeverto, ti, sum, 3: he said, the fates a. me, praevertunt, inquit, me fata, Ov.: Liv. 3. antĕverto, 3: Fannius a.d (me), Fannius antevertit, Cic. 4. occŭpo, 1: I have a.d thee. Fortune; I have barred up every access, occupavi te, Fortuna; interclusi omnes aditus, Cic.: since another had a.d me, so that I could not be the first, quoniam occuparat alter, ne primus forem, Phaedr. 5. praeoccŭpo, 1: for fear that one might a. the other (and cut him off), ne alter alterum praeoccupet, Nep. II. To take or do before the proper time: 1. antĭcĭpo, 1: to a. death, mortem a., Suet.: the secular games were a.d, seculares anticipati (sunt), Suet.: you a. the annoyance of that affair, ejus rei molestiam anticipas, Cic. 2. praesūmo, sumpsi, sumptum, 3: to a. the duties of heirs, heredum officia p., Plin.: Tac. 3. praecerpo, psi, ptum, 3 (rare): anticipated joy, praecerpta laetitia, Liv. Cic. 4. praecĭpio, cēpi, ceptum, 3: already they mentally a.d victory, jam animo victoriam praecipiebant, Caes. 5. occŭpo, 1: (rare in this sense, and chiefly poet.): to a. crime, i. e. to do it before another, o. facinus, Sen. poet.: to a. prayers, i. e. pray before another, occupare precari, Sen.: Scipio a.d him (Hannibal) in crossing the Po, occupavit Scipio Padum trajicere, Liv. 6. praeoccŭpo, 1: your speech has a.d all that I meant to say, quas mihi ipse partes sumpseram, praeoccupavit oratio tua, Cic.: the consuls a.d (the tribunes) in bringing forward a law, legem consules praeoccupaverunt ferre, Liv. III. To foresee and take measures in reference to what is foreseen: 1. antĕvĕnĭo, 4: to a. the enemies' plans, consilia hostium a., Sall. 2. antĕverto, 3: to a. condemnation by taking poison, damnationem veneno a., Tac. 3. antĕĕo, 4: he a.d his condemnation, damnationem anteiit, Tac. 4. praecĭpĭo, 3: to a. the enemies' plans, consilia hostium p., Cic. 5. praevĕnĭo, 4: he a.d the wish of the plebeians, desiderium plebis praevenit, Liv. IV. Not to wait for: 1. antĕcăpio, 3: to a. the night, noctem a., Sall. 2. antĕĕo, 4: you have a.d my age by your honours, aetatem meam honoribus vestris anteistis, Liv.