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How do you spell Anticipate?

Correct spelling

anticipate

ANTI + CIP + ATE. C not S.

Why is anticipate spelled this way?

From Latin anticipare, meaning to take before. The CIPATE part comes from capere (to take) — you're mentally taking hold of something before it happens.

Common misspellings of anticipate

antisipateanticapateanticpateanticipait

Example

We anticipate a large turnout.

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The correct spelling is "anticipate". ANTI + CIP + ATE. C not S.
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