anticipate vs pass off

anticipate and pass off both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
anticipate	No	No	Yes	No
pass off	No	No	Yes	No

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

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

anticipate (verb)	pass off (verb)
be a forerunner of or occur earlier than	expel (gases or odors)
regard something as probable or likely	come to pass
realize beforehand	disappear gradually
make a prediction about; tell in advance	disregard
be excited or anxious about	cause to be circulated and accepted in a false character or identity
act in advance of; deal with ahead of time	be accepted as something or somebody in a false character or identity