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presume vs anticipate

anticipate vs presume

presume and anticipate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
presume No No Yes No
anticipate No No Yes No
As verbs, anticipate is a hypernym of presume; that is, anticipate is a word with a broader meaning than presume:
  • presume: take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
  • anticipate: regard something as probable or likely
Other hypernyms of presume include expect.
presume (verb) anticipate (verb)
take liberties or act with too much confidence be a forerunner of or occur earlier than
take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof regard something as probable or likely
constitute reasonable evidence for realize beforehand
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission make a prediction about; tell in advance
be excited or anxious about
act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
Difference between presume and anticipate

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