decorate vs colour

colour vs decorate

decorate is not a noun while colour is a noun.

decorate is not an adjective while colour is an adjective.

decorate and colour both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
decorate	No	No	Yes	No
colour	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

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

decorate: make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
colour: decorate with colors

Other hyponyms of decorate 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, inlay, lacquer, begild, engild, gild, illuminate, blazon, emblazon, color, emblazon, fringe, fret, landscape.

decorate (noun)	colour (noun)
	a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
	the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation
	the timbre of a musical sound
	interest and variety and intensity
	an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
	(physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction
	any material used for its color

decorate (adjective)	colour (adjective)
	having or capable of producing colors

decorate (verb)	colour (verb)
provide with decoration	change color, often in an undesired manner
make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.	add color to
award a mark of honor, such as a medal, to	affect as in thought or feeling
be beautiful to look at	give a deceptive explanation or excuse for
	decorate with colors
	modify or bias

Difference between decorate and colour

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