Part 500

<i>Selden.</i>

<h1>Antichthon</h1> <Xpage=64>

<hw>An*tich"thon</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Antichthones</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[Gr. <?/; <?/ against + <?/ the earth.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A hypothetical earth counter to ours, or on the opposite side of the sun.</def>

<i>Grote.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Inhabitants of opposite hemispheres.</def>

<i>Whewell.</i>

<h1>Anticipant</h1> <Xpage=64>

<hw>An*tic"i*pant</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>anticipans</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>anticipare</ets>.]</ety> <def>Anticipating; expectant; -- with <i>of.</i></def>

<blockquote>Wakening guilt, <b>anticipant</b> of hell. <i>Southey.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Anticipate</h1> <Xpage=64>

<hw>An*tic"i*pate</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Anticipated</er> <tt>(#)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Anticipating</er> <tt>(#)</tt>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>anticipatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>anticipare</ets> to anticipate; <ets>ante + capere</ets> to make. See <er>Capable</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To be before in doing; to do or take before another; to preclude or prevent by prior action.</def>

<blockquote>To <b>anticipate</b> and prevent the duke's purpose. <i>R. Hall.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>He would probably have died by the hand of the executioner, if indeed the executioner had not been <b>anticipated</b> by the populace. <i>Macaulay.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To take up or introduce beforehand, or before the proper or normal time; to cause to occur earlier or prematurely; <as>as, the advocate has <ex>anticipated</ex> a part of his argument</as>.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>To foresee (a wish, command, etc.) and do beforehand that which will be desired.</def>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>To foretaste or foresee; to have a previous view or impression of; <as>as, to <ex>anticipate</ex> the pleasures of a visit; to <ex>anticipate</ex> the evils of life.</as></def>

<syn>Syn. -- To prevent; obviate; preclude; forestall; expect.</syn> <usage> -- To <er>Anticipate</er>, <er>Expect</er>. These words, as here compared, agree in regarding some future event as about to take place. <i>Expect</i> is the stringer. It supposes some ground or reason in the mind for considering the event as likely to happen. <i>Anticipate</i> is, literally, to <i>take beforehand</i>, and here denotes simply to take into the mind as conception of the future. Hence, to say, "I did not <i>anticipate</i> a refusal," expresses something less definite and strong than to say, " <i>did not expect</i> it." Still, <i>anticipate</i> is a convenient word to be interchanged with <i>expect</i> in cases where the thought will allow.</usage>

<blockquote>Good with bad <b>Expect</b> to hear; supernal grace contending With sinfulness of men. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>I would not <b>anticipate</b> the relish of any happiness, nor feel the weight of any misery, before it actually arrives. <i>Spectator.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Timid men were <b>anticipating</b> another civil war. <i>Macaulay.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Anticipation</h1> <Xpage=64>

<hw>An*tic`i*pa"tion</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>anticipatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>anticipation</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The act of anticipating, taking up, placing, or considering something beforehand, or before the proper time in natural order.</def>

<blockquote>So shall my <b>anticipation</b> prevent your discovery. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Previous view or impression of what is to happen; instinctive prevision; foretaste; antepast; <as>as, the <ex>anticipation</ex> of the joys of heaven</as>.</def>

<blockquote>The happy <b>anticipation</b> of renewed existence in company with the spirits of the just. <i>Thodey.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Hasty notion; intuitive preconception.</def>

<blockquote>Many men give themselves up to the first <b>anticipations</b> of their minds. <i>Locke.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>4.</b> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>The commencing of one or more tones of a chord with or during the chord preceding, forming a momentary discord.</def>