beautify vs applique

applique vs beautify

beautify is not a noun while applique is a noun.

beautify and applique both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
beautify	No	No	Yes	No
applique	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

beautify: make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
applique: sew on as a decoration

Other hyponyms of beautify include wreathe, beset, encrust, incrust, braid, broider, embroider, stick, illustrate, garland, fledge, flight, bespangle, spangle, foliate, flag, bard, barde, caparison, dress up, bead, pipe, gild the lily, paint the lily, vermiculate, smock, hang, prank, tinsel, tart up, 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.

beautify (noun)	applique (noun)
	a decorative design made of one material sewn over another

beautify (verb)	applique (verb)
make more beautiful	sew on as a decoration
make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
be beautiful to look at

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