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• anticipate — anticipatable, adj. anticipator, n. /an tis euh payt /, v.t., anticipated, anticipating. 1. to realize beforehand; foretaste or foresee: to anticipate pleasure. 2. to expect; look forward to; be sure of: to anticipate a favorable decision. 3. to… …   Universalium

• anticipate — [c]/ænˈtɪsəpeɪt / (say an tisuhpayt) verb (anticipated, anticipating) –verb (t) 1. to realise beforehand; foretaste or foresee: *As the alpha animal I had to preserve my moral superiority; I had to anticipate and forestall a revolt –dal stivens,… …  

• anticipate — an•tic•i•pate [[t]ænˈtɪs əˌpeɪt[/t]] v. pat•ed, pat•ing 1) to realize or feel beforehand; foretaste or foresee: to anticipate pleasure[/ex] 2) to expect; look forward to, esp. confidently or with pleasure 3) to perform (an action) before another… …   From formal English to slang

• anticipate — verb ( pated; pating) Etymology: Latin anticipatus, past participle of anticipare, from ante + cipare (from capere to take) more at heave Date: 1532 transitive verb 1. to give advance thought, discussion, or …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• LOAN — (Heb. הַלְוָאָה, halva ah), a transaction in which a thing, usually money, is given by one person, called the malveh ( lender ), to another, called the loveh ( borrower ), for the latter s use and enjoyment, and in order that such thing or its… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Extreme Unction — • A sacrament to give spiritual aid and comfort and perfect spiritual health, including, if need be, the remission of sins, and also, conditionally, to restore bodily health, to Christians who are seriously ill Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Europe, history of — Introduction       history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …   Universalium

• expect — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To anticipate] Syn. await, look forward to, hope for, foresee; see anticipate 1 , count on . 2. [To require] Syn. demand, insist upon, exact; see require 2 . 3. [*To assume] Syn. presume, suppose, suspect; see assume 1 . See …   English dictionary for students

• Richard Cumberland (philosopher) — Richard Cumberland, engraving by John Smith after Thomas Murray. Richard Cumberland (July 15, 1631 – October 9, 1718) was an English philosopher, and bishop of Peterborough from 1691. In 1672, he published his major work, De legibus naturae (On… …   Wikipedia

• carriage of goods — ▪ law Introduction       in law, the transportation of goods by land, sea, or air. The relevant law governs the rights, responsibilities, liabilities, and immunities of the carrier and of the persons employing the services of the carrier.… …   Universalium

• France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …   Universalium