ANTICIPATE

v. 1 forestall, intercept, preclude, obviate, prevent; nullify She anticipated her opponent's manoeuvre by moving the queen's bishop one square 2 foretell, forecast, predict, prophesy, foretaste, foresee He anticipated that flying would be a future mode of locomotion 3 expect, look forward to, prepare for; count or reckon on We eagerly anticipated the arrival of Uncle Robert