beautify vs inlay

inlay vs beautify

beautify is not a noun while inlay is a noun.

beautify and inlay both are verbs.

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

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

beautify: make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
inlay: decorate the surface of by inserting wood, stone, and metal

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, 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, lacquer, begild, engild, gild, illuminate, blazon, emblazon, color, colour, emblazon, fringe, fret, landscape.

beautify (noun)	inlay (noun)
	a decoration made by fitting pieces of wood into prepared slots in a surface
	(dentistry) a filling consisting of a solid substance (as gold or porcelain) fitted to a cavity in a tooth and cemented into place

beautify (verb)	inlay (verb)
make more beautiful	decorate the surface of by inserting wood, stone, and metal
make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
be beautiful to look at

Difference between beautify and inlay

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