adorn vs tart up

tart up vs adorn

adorn and tart up both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
adorn	No	No	Yes	No
tart up	No	No	Yes	No

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

adorn: make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
tart up: decorate in a cheap and flashy way

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, stucco, redecorate, 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)	tart up (verb)
make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.	dress up in a cheap and provocative way
furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors	decorate in a cheap and flashy way
be beautiful to look at

Difference between adorn and tart up

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