decorate vs gild

gild vs decorate

decorate is not a noun while gild is a noun.

decorate and gild both are verbs.

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

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

decorate: make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
gild: 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, engild, illuminate, blazon, emblazon, color, colour, emblazon, fringe, fret, landscape.

decorate (noun)	gild (noun)
	a formal association of people with similar interests

decorate (verb)	gild (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 gild

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