dress vs embellish

dress is a noun but embellish is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dress	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
embellish	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, embellish is a hypernym of dress; that is, embellish is a word with a broader meaning than dress:

Other hypernyms of dress include beautify, fancify, prettify.

As verbs, embellish is a hypernym of dress; that is, embellish is a word with a broader meaning than dress:

Other hypernyms of dress include adorn, beautify, decorate, grace, ornament.

dress (noun)	embellish (noun)
a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
clothing in general

dress (adjective)	embellish (adjective)
(of an occasion) requiring formal clothes
suitable for formal occasions

dress (verb)	embellish (verb)
put on clothes	make more beautiful
provide with clothes or put clothes on	add details to
apply a bandage or medication to	make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
arrange attractively	be beautiful to look at
dress or groom with elaborate care
give a neat appearance to
dress in a certain manner
kill and prepare for market or consumption
convert into leather
put a dressing on
put a finish on
cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
provide with decoration
cut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and width
decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
arrange in ranks