imagine vs anticipate

imagine and anticipate both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of imagine include expect.

imagine (verb)	anticipate (verb)
expect, believe, or suppose	be a forerunner of or occur earlier than
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case	regard something as probable or likely
	realize beforehand
	make a prediction about; tell in advance
	be excited or anxious about
	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time