inquire vs consult

inquire and consult both are verbs.

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

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

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

inquire (verb)	consult (verb)
have a wish or desire to know something	advise professionally
address a question to and expect an answer from	seek information from
conduct an inquiry or investigation of	get or ask advice from
	have a conference in order to talk something over