decorate vs garnish

garnish vs decorate

decorate is not a noun while garnish is a noun.

decorate and garnish both are verbs.

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

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

decorate: make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
garnish: decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods

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, trim, trim, bedeck, bedight, deck, festoon, enamel, inlay, lacquer, begild, engild, gild, illuminate, blazon, emblazon, color, colour, emblazon, fringe, fret, landscape.

decorate (noun)	garnish (noun)
	any decoration added as a trimming or adornment
	something (such as parsley) added to a dish for flavor or decoration

decorate (verb)	garnish (verb)
provide with decoration	decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.	take a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for child support
award a mark of honor, such as a medal, to
be beautiful to look at

Difference between decorate and garnish

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