decorate vs dress up

dress up vs decorate

decorate and dress up both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
decorate	No	No	Yes	No
dress up	No	No	Yes	No

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

decorate: make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
dress up: put a caparison on

Other hyponyms of decorate include wreathe, beset, encrust, incrust, braid, broider, embroider, stick, illustrate, garland, fledge, flight, bespangle, spangle, foliate, flag, bard, barde, caparison, 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.

decorate (verb)	dress up (verb)
provide with decoration	put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.	dress in a costume
award a mark of honor, such as a medal, to	dress in a certain manner
be beautiful to look at	make something appear superficially attractive
	put a caparison on

Difference between decorate and dress up

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