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depict vs adumbrate

adumbrate vs depict

depict and adumbrate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
depict No No Yes No
adumbrate No No Yes No
As verbs, adumbrate is a hyponym of depict; that is, adumbrate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than depict:
  • depict: give a description of
  • adumbrate: describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of
Other hyponyms of depict include represent, delineate, outline, sketch.
depict (verb) adumbrate (verb)
give a description of describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of
show in, or as in, a picture give to understand
make a portrait of
Difference between depict and adumbrate

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