devitrify vs effloresce

devitrify and effloresce both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
devitrify	No	No	Yes	No
effloresce	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, effloresce is a hypernym of devitrify; that is, effloresce is a word with a broader meaning than devitrify:

Other hypernyms of devitrify include crystalise, crystalize, crystallize.

devitrify (verb)	effloresce (verb)
become crystalline	come into or as if into flower
make (glassy materials) brittle or opaque	assume crystalline form; become crystallized
	become encrusted with crystals due to evaporation