expect vs anticipate

expect and anticipate both are verbs.

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

As verbs, expect and anticipate are synonyms defined as:

As verbs, anticipate is a hyponym of expect; that is, anticipate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than expect:

Other hyponyms of expect include expect, look forward, look to, hang on, hold on, hold the line, look for, look to.

expect (verb)	anticipate (verb)
be pregnant with	be a forerunner of or occur earlier than
look forward to the birth of a child	regard something as probable or likely
regard something as probable or likely	realize beforehand
look forward to the probable occurrence of	make a prediction about; tell in advance
consider reasonable or due	be excited or anxious about
consider obligatory; request and expect	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time