epitome vs outline

epitome and outline both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
epitome	Yes	No	No	No
outline	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, outline is a hypernym of epitome; that is, outline is a word with a broader meaning than epitome:

Other hypernyms of epitome include abstract, precis, synopsis.

epitome (noun)	outline (noun)
a standard or typical example	a schematic or preliminary plan
a brief abstract (as of an article or book)	a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
	the line that appears to bound an object

epitome (verb)	outline (verb)
	describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of
	trace the shape of
	draw up an outline or sketch for something