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suggest vs adumbrate

adumbrate vs suggest

suggest and adumbrate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
suggest No No Yes No
adumbrate No No Yes No
As verbs, adumbrate is a hyponym of suggest; that is, adumbrate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than suggest:
  • suggest: drop a hint; intimate by a hint
  • adumbrate: give to understand
Other hyponyms of suggest include insinuate, intimate, clue in, advert, allude, touch.
suggest (verb) adumbrate (verb)
make a proposal, declare a plan for something describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of
call to mind give to understand
imply as a possibility
drop a hint; intimate by a hint
Difference between suggest and adumbrate

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