decorate vs engild

engild vs decorate

decorate and engild both are verbs.

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

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

decorate: make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
engild: decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold

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, gild, illuminate, blazon, emblazon, color, colour, emblazon, fringe, fret, landscape.

decorate (verb)	engild (verb)
provide with decoration	decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold
make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
award a mark of honor, such as a medal, to
be beautiful to look at

Difference between decorate and engild

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