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adumbrate vs depict

depict vs adumbrate

adumbrate and depict both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
adumbrate No No Yes No
depict No No Yes No
As verbs, depict is a hypernym of adumbrate; that is, depict is a word with a broader meaning than adumbrate:
  • adumbrate: describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of
  • depict: give a description of
Other hypernyms of adumbrate include describe, draw.
adumbrate (verb) depict (verb)
describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of give a description of
give to understand show in, or as in, a picture
make a portrait of
Difference between adumbrate and depict

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