adorn vs redecorate

redecorate vs adorn

adorn and redecorate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
adorn	No	No	Yes	No
redecorate	No	No	Yes	No

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

adorn: make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
redecorate: redo the decoration of an apartment or house

Other hyponyms of adorn include wreathe, beset, encrust, incrust, braid, broider, embroider, stick, illustrate, garland, fledge, flight, bespangle, spangle, foliate, flag, bard, barde, caparison, dress up, bead, pipe, applique, gild the lily, paint the lily, vermiculate, smock, hang, prank, tinsel, tart up, stucco, panel, bejewel, jewel, filet, fillet, scallop, bedizen, dress ship, dress, garnish, trim, trim, bedeck, bedight, deck, festoon, enamel, inlay, lacquer, begild, engild, gild, illuminate, blazon, emblazon, color, colour, emblazon, fringe, fret, landscape.

adorn (verb)	redecorate (verb)
make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.	redo the decoration of an apartment or house
furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors
be beautiful to look at

Difference between adorn and redecorate

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