ANTICIPATORY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does anticipatory mean? 

• ANTICIPATORY (adjective)
  The adjective ANTICIPATORY has 1 sense:

1. in anticipation

  Familiarity information: ANTICIPATORY used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ANTICIPATORY (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

In anticipation

Synonyms:

anticipatory; prevenient

Similar:

antecedent (preceding in time or order)

Derivation:

anticipate (be a forerunner of or occur earlier than)

anticipate (make a prediction about; tell in advance)

anticipate (act in advance of; deal with ahead of time)

 Context examples 

By using PET scanning techniques to observe activity across the marmoset’s brain the researchers found that over-activity in a region of the brain known as ‘area 25’ had a knock-on effect to other brain regions, which also became more active, indicating that these were all part of brain circuity controlling anticipatory excitement.

(Marmoset study gives insights into loss of pleasure in depression, University of Cambridge)