ANTICIPATE

v. tr. and intr, A%n-tits/i?p-at. Lat., antic i pare (=antecapere), Fr., prévenir (1st def.), antic i per (2d def.). Ger., anticipiren, zuvorkommen. 1. In therapeutles, to meet an indication in advance (e. g., to a. prostration by the early employment of alcohol). [D, 1.] 2. To occur before the regular time or at shorter and shorter intervals (said of periodical phenomena, especially the paroxysms of ague). [A, ]