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beautify vs gild the lily

gild the lily vs beautify

beautify and gild the lily both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
beautify No No Yes No
gild the lily No No Yes No
As verbs, gild the lily is a hyponym of beautify; that is, gild the lily is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than beautify:
  • beautify: make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
  • gild the lily: adorn unnecessarily (something that is already beautiful)
beautify (verb) gild the lily (verb)
make more beautiful make unnecessary additions to what is already complete
make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc. adorn unnecessarily (something that is already beautiful)
be beautiful to look at
Difference between beautify and gild the lily

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