consult vs discuss

consult and discuss both are verbs.

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

As verbs, discuss is a hypernym of consult; that is, discuss is a word with a broader meaning than consult:

consult: have a conference in order to talk something over
discuss: speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion

Other hypernyms of consult include hash out, talk over.

consult (verb)	discuss (verb)
advise professionally	speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion
seek information from	to consider or examine in speech or writing
get or ask advice from
have a conference in order to talk something over