afford vs open up

afford and open up both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
afford	No	No	Yes	No
open up	No	No	Yes	No

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

Other hyponyms of afford include open, allow, allow for, leave, provide.

afford (verb)	open up (verb)
be able to spare or give up	make available
be the cause or source of	become available
afford access to	talk freely and without inhibition
have the financial means to do something or buy something	cause to open or to become open
	become open
	open up an area or prepare a way
	start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning