decorate vs tart up

tart up vs decorate

decorate and tart up both are verbs.

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

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

decorate: make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
tart up: decorate in a cheap and flashy way

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, 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)	tart up (verb)
provide with decoration	dress up in a cheap and provocative way
make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.	decorate in a cheap and flashy way
award a mark of honor, such as a medal, to
be beautiful to look at

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