Anticipate vs. Envisage

Anticipateverb

(transitive) To act before (someone), especially to prevent an action.

Envisageverb

To conceive or see something within one's mind; to imagine or envision.

Anticipateverb

to take up or introduce (something) prematurely.

‘The advocate plans to anticipate a part of her argument.’;

Envisageverb

To look in the face of; to apprehend; to regard.

‘From the very dawn of existence the infant must envisage self, and body acting on self.’;

Anticipateverb

to know of (something) before it happens; to expect.

‘to anticipate the pleasures of a visit’; ‘to anticipate the evils of life’; ‘Please anticipate a journey of an hour from your house to the airport’;

Envisageverb

form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case;

‘Can you conceive of him as the president?’;

Anticipateverb

to eagerly wait for (something)

‘Little Johnny started to anticipate the arrival of Santa Claus a week before Christmas.’;

Envisageverb

contemplate or conceive of as a possibility or a desirable future event

‘the Rome Treaty envisaged free movement across frontiers’;

Anticipateverb

To be before in doing; to do or take before another; to preclude or prevent by prior action.

‘To anticipate and prevent the duke's purpose.’; ‘He would probably have died by the hand of the executioner, if indeed the executioner had not been anticipated by the populace.’;

Envisageverb

form a mental picture of (something not yet existing or known)

‘he knew what he liked but had difficulty envisaging it’;

Anticipateverb

To take up or introduce beforehand, or before the proper or normal time; to cause to occur earlier or prematurely; as, the advocate has anticipated a part of his argument.

Anticipateverb

To foresee (a wish, command, etc.) and do beforehand that which will be desired.

Anticipateverb

To foretaste or foresee; to have a previous view or impression of; as, to anticipate the pleasures of a visit; to anticipate the evils of life.

‘Good with badExpect to hear; supernal grace contendingWith sinfulness of men.’; ‘I would not anticipate the relish of any happiness, nor feel the weight of any misery, before it actually arrives.’; ‘Timid men were anticipating another civil war.’;

Anticipateverb

regard something as probable or likely;

‘The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow’;

Anticipateverb

act in advance of; deal with ahead of time

Anticipateverb

realize beforehand

Anticipateverb

make a prediction about; tell in advance;

‘Call the outcome of an election’;

Anticipateverb

be excited or anxious about

Anticipateverb

be a forerunner of or occur earlier than;

‘This composition anticipates Impressionism’;

Anticipateverb

regard as probable; expect or predict

‘she anticipated scorn on her return to the theatre’; ‘it was anticipated that the rains would slow the military campaign’;

Anticipateverb

guess or be aware of (what will happen) and take action in order to be prepared

‘they failed to anticipate a full-scale invasion’;

Anticipateverb

look forward to

‘Stephen was eagerly anticipating the break from the routine of business’;

Anticipateverb

act as a forerunner or precursor of

‘he anticipated Bates's theories on mimicry and protective coloration’;

Anticipateverb

come or take place before (an event or process expected or scheduled for a later time)

‘this is to anticipate the argument’;