beautify vs illustrate

illustrate vs beautify

beautify and illustrate both are verbs.

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

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

beautify: make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
illustrate: supply with illustrations

Other hyponyms of beautify include wreathe, beset, encrust, incrust, braid, broider, embroider, stick, 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, 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 (verb)	illustrate (verb)
make more beautiful	clarify by giving an example of
make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.	depict with an illustration
be beautiful to look at	supply with illustrations

Difference between beautify and illustrate

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