anticipate vs wait

anticipate is not a noun while wait is a noun.

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

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

Other hypernyms of anticipate include await, expect, look.

anticipate (noun)	wait (noun)
	the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
	time during which some action is awaited

anticipate (verb)	wait (verb)
be a forerunner of or occur earlier than	look forward to the probable occurrence of
regard something as probable or likely	serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant
realize beforehand	stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
make a prediction about; tell in advance	wait before acting
be excited or anxious about
act in advance of; deal with ahead of time