English → Latin
“anticipate” in Latin
anticipōto take or get before; anticipate; to surpass, excelpraecipiōto take or seize beforehand, in advance; to anticipate; to enjoin, direct, order, commandpraesūmōto take before or first; to anticipate; to presuppose, take for granted, assumeoccupōto occupy, fill, take up; to seize, invade, take possession of; to anticipate, make the first movemolestiatrouble, troublesomeness, irksomeness; uneasiness, annoyance; molestationlūdusa school, especially a primary school; game, sport, play; public spectacle, games, stage plays/productionsgaudiumjoy, delightspēshope (belief or expectation that something wished for can or will happen); expectation, anticipation; apprehensionvictōriavictory
The English word anticipate itself goes back to Latin anticipō, through anticipātus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
anticipate
anticipare (e.g., molestiam, Cic.: also, to form a notion beforehand): quasi anticipare (to do before the proper time; e.g., ludos. Suet., Claudius, 21): praecipere (e.g., gaudia: spem: victoriam: consilia hostium: victoriam animo): praesumere (e.g., officia hcredum, Plin.: gaudium, laetitiam, Plin.: futura. Sen.: bellum spe, Verg.: aliquid cogitatione, Plin.): occupare (prevent; forestall; do first: rates, Ov.: ortum soils, Curt.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for anticipate?
- The usual Latin words for “anticipate” are anticipō, praecipiō, praesūmō; also occupō, molestia, lūdus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.