embellish vs magnify

embellish and magnify both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of embellish include amplify, exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, overdraw, overstate.

embellish (verb)	magnify (verb)
make more beautiful	increase in size, volume or significance
add details to	make large
make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.	to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
be beautiful to look at