anticipate vs occur

anticipate and occur both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
anticipate	No	No	Yes	No
occur	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, occur is a hypernym of anticipate; that is, occur is a word with a broader meaning than anticipate:

Other hypernyms of anticipate include come about, fall out, go on, hap, happen, pass, pass off, take place.

anticipate (verb)	occur (verb)
be a forerunner of or occur earlier than	come to pass
regard something as probable or likely	come to one's mind; suggest itself
realize beforehand	to be found to exist
make a prediction about; tell in advance
be excited or anxious about
act in advance of; deal with ahead of time