wager vs anticipate

wager is a noun but anticipate is not a noun.

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

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

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

wager (noun)	anticipate (noun)
the act of gambling
the money risked on a gamble

wager (verb)	anticipate (verb)
maintain with or as if with a bet	be a forerunner of or occur earlier than
stake on the outcome of an issue	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