speculate vs expect

speculate and expect both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of speculate include anticipate.

speculate (verb)	expect (verb)
reflect deeply on a subject	be pregnant with
to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds	look forward to the birth of a child
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	regard something as probable or likely
invest at a risk	look forward to the probable occurrence of
	consider reasonable or due
	consider obligatory; request and expect