pretend vs anticipate

pretend is a noun but anticipate is not a noun.

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

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

Other hyponyms of pretend include call, forebode, foretell, predict, prognosticate, promise, surmise, suspect.

pretend (noun)	anticipate (noun)
the enactment of a pretense

pretend (adjective)	anticipate (adjective)
imagined as in a play

pretend (verb)	anticipate (verb)
make believe with the intent to deceive	be a forerunner of or occur earlier than
represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like	regard something as probable or likely
put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation	realize beforehand
state insincerely	make a prediction about; tell in advance
behave unnaturally or affectedly	be excited or anxious about
put forward a claim and assert right or possession of	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time