decorate vs foliate

foliate vs decorate

decorate is not an adjective while foliate is an adjective.

decorate and foliate both are verbs.

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

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

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

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

decorate (adjective)	foliate (adjective)
	ornamented with foliage or foils
	(often used as a combining form) having or resembling a leaf or having a specified kind or number of leaves
	(especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata

decorate (verb)	foliate (verb)
provide with decoration	grow leaves
make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.	number the pages of a book or manuscript
award a mark of honor, such as a medal, to	coat or back with metal foil
be beautiful to look at	hammer into thin flat foils
	decorate with leaves

Difference between decorate and foliate

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