an·tic·i·pate /an-'ti-sə-ˌpāt/ vt -pat·ed, -pat·ing
1: to bar or invalidate (a patent) by anticipation
the patent on the compound had been anticipated by the Beilstein reference — Misani v. Ortho Pharm. Corp., 210 A.2d 609 (1965)
2: to negate the novelty of (an invention) by its appearance in prior art
appeared to have anticipated a variable light makeup mirror — Wilson v. Bristol-Myers Co., 503 N.Y.S.2d 334 (1986)
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.