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Is anticipate a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word anticipate is a Scrabble US word. The word anticipate is worth 14 points in Scrabble:

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Is anticipate a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word anticipate is a Scrabble UK word and has 14 points:

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Is anticipate a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word anticipate is a Words With Friends word. The word anticipate is worth 17 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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10-letter words (1 found)

ANTICIPATE,

8-letter words (7 found)

ACTINIAE,APATETIC,CAPITANI,CAPITATE,PANCETTA,PATINATE,PITTANCE,

7-letter words (16 found)

ACTINIA,APATITE,APICIAN,CANTATE,CAPITAN,CAPTAIN,EPATANT,NICTATE,PATIENT,PATINAE,PENTACT,PENTITI,PICANTE,TETANIC,TITANIA,TITANIC,

6-letter words (40 found)

ACETIN,ACTANT,ANETIC,APNEIC,ATTAIN,CANAPE,CAPITA,CAPTAN,CATENA,CATNAP,CATNEP,CATNIP,CATTIE,CENTAI,ENATIC,INCEPT,INCITE,INTACT,PANTIE,PATENT,PATINA,PATINE,PATTEN,PATTIE,PECTIN,PEINCT,PIANIC,PICINE,PINATA,PINETA,PINITE,PITTEN,TAENIA,TAIPAN,TAPETA,TAPETI,TIEPIN,TIETAC,TIPCAT,TITIAN,

5-letter words (47 found)

ACETA,ACINI,ACTIN,AECIA,ANTAE,ANTIC,APACE,APIAN,APNEA,ATTAP,ATTIC,ENACT,ENIAC,ENTIA,EPACT,ETTIN,INAPT,INEPT,NEPIT,PACTA,PAEAN,PAINT,PANCE,PANIC,PATEN,PATIN,PATTE,PECAN,PETIT,PETTI,PIANI,PIETA,PINTA,PITTA,TACAN,TACET,TACIT,TAINT,TANTI,TAPEN,TAPET,TATIE,TECTA,TENIA,TINCT,TINEA,TITAN,

4-letter words (77 found)

ACAI,ACNE,ACTA,AINE,ANCE,ANTA,ANTE,ANTI,ATAP,CAIN,CANE,CANT,CAPA,CAPE,CAPI,CATE,CENT,CINE,CITE,EINA,EPIC,ETAT,ETIC,ETNA,INIA,INTI,NAPA,NAPE,NEAP,NEAT,NETT,NICE,NIPA,NITE,PAAN,PACA,PACE,PACT,PAIN,PANE,PANT,PATE,PEAN,PEAT,PEIN,PENI,PENT,PIAN,PICA,PICE,PIET,PINA,PINE,PINT,PITA,TACE,TACT,TAIN,TAIT,TANA,TANE,TAPA,TAPE,TATE,TEAT,TEIN,TENT,TEPA,TIAN,TICE,TINA,TINE,TINT,TIPI,TIPT,TITE,TITI,

3-letter words (58 found)

ACE,ACT,AIA,AIN,AIT,ANA,ANE,ANI,ANT,APE,APT,ATE,ATT,CAA,CAN,CAP,CAT,CEP,CIT,EAN,EAT,ETA,ICE,ITA,NAE,NAP,NAT,NEP,NET,NIE,NIP,NIT,PAC,PAN,PAT,PEA,PEC,PEN,PET,PIA,PIC,PIE,PIN,PIT,TAE,TAI,TAN,TAP,TAT,TEA,TEC,TEN,TET,TIC,TIE,TIN,TIP,TIT,

2-letter words (18 found)

AA,AE,AI,AN,AT,EA,EN,ET,IN,IT,NA,NE,PA,PE,PI,TA,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 265 words from anticipate according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of anticipate

anticipate

Etymology

From Latin anticipātus, perfect passive participle of anticipāre (“anticipate”); from ante (“before”), + capere (“take”). See capable.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ænˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ænˈtɪs.ə.peɪt/, [ɛənˈtɪs.ə.peɪt]
  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /ænˈtɪs.ɪ.pæɪt/

Verb

anticipate (third-person singular simple present anticipates, present participle anticipating, simple past and past participle anticipated)

  1. (transitive) To act before (someone), especially to prevent an action.
    • c. 1824 (written, published in 1891) Robert Hall, Fragment on Popery
      When two parties, each formidable for their numbers, and the weight of their influence and property, are animated by an equal degree of zeal, it is natural to anticipate the final success of that which possesses the most inherent strength.
    Synonym: preclude
  2. to take up or introduce (something) prematurely.
  3. to know of (something) before it happens; to expect.
    Synonyms: expect, foretaste, foresee
  4. to eagerly wait for (something)
    Synonym: look forward to

Usage notes

The words anticipate and expect both regard some future event as likely to take place. Nowadays they are often used interchangeably although anticipate is associated with acting because of an expectation: e.g. "skilled sportsmen anticipate the action and position themselves accordingly".

Related terms

  • anticipation
  • anticipatory

Translations

Esperanto

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /antit͡siˈpate/

Verb

anticipate

  1. present adverbial passive participle of anticipi

Ido

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /antit͡siˈpate/

Verb

anticipate

  1. adverbial present passive participle of anticipar

Italian

Etymology 1

Verb

anticipate

  1. inflection of anticipare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 2

Participle

anticipate f pl

  1. feminine plural of anticipato

Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /an.ti.kiˈpaː.te/, [än̪t̪ɪkɪˈpäːt̪ɛ]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /an.ti.t͡ʃiˈpa.te/, [än̪t̪it͡ʃiˈpäːt̪e]

Verb

anticipāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of anticipō

Spanish

Verb

anticipate

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of anticipar combined with te

Source: wiktionary.org