prophesy vs anticipate

prophesy and anticipate both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of prophesy include call, forebode, foretell, predict, prognosticate, promise.

prophesy (verb)	anticipate (verb)
predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration	be a forerunner of or occur earlier than
deliver a sermon	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