Anticausotic
(An`ti*cau*sot"ic) a. [Pref. anti- + Gr. fever, to burn.] (Med.) Good against an inflammatory
fever. — n. A remedy for such a fever.
Antichamber
(An"ti*cham`ber), n. [Obs.] See Antechamber.
Antichlor
(An"ti*chlor) n. [Pref. anti- + chlorine.] (Chem.) Any substance (but especially sodium
hyposulphite) used in removing the excess of chlorine left in paper pulp or stuffs after bleaching.
Antichrist
(An"ti*christ) n. [L. Antichristus, Gr. against + .] A denier or opponent of Christ. Specif.: A
great antagonist, person or power, expected to precede Christ's second coming.
Antichristian
(An`ti*chris"tian) a. Opposed to the Christian religion.
Antichristianism
(An`ti*chris"tian*ism An`ti*chris*tian"i*ty) n. Opposition or contrariety to the Christian
religion.
Antichristianly
(An`ti*chris"tian*ly) adv. In an antichristian manner.
Antichronical
(An`ti*chron"ic*al) a. Deviating from the proper order of time. — An`ti*chron"ic*al*ly, adv.
Antichronism
(An*tich"ro*nism) n. [Gr. against + time.] Deviation from the true order of time; anachronism.
[R.] Selden.
Antichthon
(||An*tich"thon) n.; pl. Antichthones [Gr. against + the earth.]
1. A hypothetical earth counter to ours, or on the opposite side of the sun. Grote.
2. pl. Inhabitants of opposite hemispheres. Whewell.
Anticipant
(An*tic"i*pant) a. [L. anticipans, p. pr. of anticipare.] Anticipating; expectant; — with of.
Wakening guilt, anticipant of hell.
Southey.
Anticipate
(An*tic"i*pate) v. t. [imp. & p. p. Anticipated ; p. pr. & vb. n. Anticipating ] [L. anticipatus,
p. p. of anticipare to anticipate; ante + capere to make. See Capable.]
1. 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.
R. Hall.
He would probably have died by the hand of the executioner, if indeed the executioner had not been
anticipated by the populace.
Macaulay.
2. 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.
3. To foresee (a wish, command, etc.) and do beforehand that which will be desired.
4. 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.
Syn. — To prevent; obviate; preclude; forestall; expect. — To Anticipate, Expect. These words, as here
compared, agree in regarding some future event as about to take place. Expect is the stringer. It supposes
some ground or reason in the mind for considering the event as likely to happen. Anticipate is, literally,
to take beforehand, and here denotes simply to take into the mind as conception of the future. Hence,
to say, "I did not anticipate a refusal," expresses something less definite and strong than to say, " did
