 134  ° Do not confuse with emend to remove errors from (something written), e.g. An instance of how the dictionary may be emended or censored (Frederic Raphael); noun emendation. An emendation will almost always be an amendment, but the converse is not true. analogous means 'similar in certain respects'. It is not a mere synonym for similar. anticipate (1) To be aware of (something) in advance and take suitable action, to deal with (a thing) or perform (an action) before someone else has had time to act so as to gain an advantage, to take action appropriate to (an event) before the due time, e.g. His power to anticipate every change of volume and tempo (C. Day Lewis); I shall anticipate any such opposition by tendering my resignation now (Angus Wilson); She had anticipated execution by suicide (Robert Graves); Some unknown writer in the second century...suddenly anticipated the whole technique of modern...narrative (C. S. Lewis). (2) To take action before (another person) has had the opportunity to do so, e.g. I'm sorry--do go on. I did not mean to anticipate you (John le Carr‚). (3) To expect (used only with an event as a direct object), e.g. Serious writers...anticipated that the detective story might supersede traditional fiction; Left-wing socialists really anticipated a Fascist dictatorship (A. J. P. Taylor). ° Sense (3) is well established in informal use, but is regarded 134 |
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