ask vs consult

ask and consult both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ask	No	No	Yes	No
consult	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, consult is a hyponym of ask; that is, consult is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ask:

Other hyponyms of ask include pry, query, question, interrogate, question, confer with.

ask (verb)	consult (verb)
make a request or demand for something to somebody	advise professionally
direct or put; seek an answer to	seek information from
address a question to and expect an answer from	get or ask advice from
consider obligatory; request and expect	have a conference in order to talk something over
require or ask for as a price or condition
make a date
require as useful, just, or proper