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adorn vs engild

engild vs adorn

adorn and engild both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
adorn No No Yes No
engild No No Yes No
As verbs, engild is a hyponym of adorn; that is, engild is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than adorn:
  • adorn: make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
  • engild: decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold
adorn (verb) engild (verb)
make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc. decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold
furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors
be beautiful to look at
Difference between adorn and engild

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