speculate vs anticipate

speculate and anticipate both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of speculate include expect.

speculate (verb)	anticipate (verb)
reflect deeply on a subject	be a forerunner of or occur earlier than
to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds	regard something as probable or likely
talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion	realize beforehand
invest at a risk	make a prediction about; tell in advance
	be excited or anxious about
	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time