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embellish vs foliate

foliate vs embellish

embellish is not an adjective while foliate is an adjective.

embellish and foliate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
embellish No No Yes No
foliate No Yes Yes No
As verbs, foliate is a hyponym of embellish; that is, foliate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than embellish:
  • embellish: make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
  • foliate: decorate with leaves
Other hyponyms of embellish include wreathe, beset, encrust, incrust, braid, broider, embroider, stick, illustrate, garland, fledge, flight, bespangle, spangle, 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, gild, illuminate, blazon, emblazon, color, colour, emblazon, fringe, fret, landscape.
embellish (adjective) foliate (adjective)
ornamented with foliage or foils
(often used as a combining form) having or resembling a leaf or having a specified kind or number of leaves
(especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata
embellish (verb) foliate (verb)
make more beautiful grow leaves
add details to number the pages of a book or manuscript
make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc. coat or back with metal foil
be beautiful to look at hammer into thin flat foils
decorate with leaves
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