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add vs gild the lily

gild the lily vs add

add and gild the lily both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
add No No Yes No
gild the lily No No Yes No
As verbs, gild the lily is a hyponym of add; that is, gild the lily is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than add:
  • add: make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
  • gild the lily: make unnecessary additions to what is already complete
add (verb) gild the lily (verb)
make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of make unnecessary additions to what is already complete
make an addition by combining numbers adorn unnecessarily (something that is already beautiful)
determine the sum of
state or say further
bestow a quality on
constitute an addition
Difference between add and gild the lily

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