What is to foresee (a wish, command, etc.) and do beforehand that which will be desired called?
anticipate — To foresee (a wish, command, etc.) and do beforehand that which will be desired. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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