adumbrate vs describe

adumbrate and describe both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
adumbrate	No	No	Yes	No
describe	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, describe is a hypernym of adumbrate; that is, describe is a word with a broader meaning than adumbrate:

adumbrate: describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of
describe: give a description of

Other hypernyms of adumbrate include depict, draw.

adumbrate (verb)	describe (verb)
describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of	identify as in botany or biology, for example
give to understand	give a description of
	to give an account or representation of in words
	make a mark or lines on a surface