describe vs adumbrate

describe and adumbrate both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of describe include represent, delineate, outline, sketch.

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