gild vs beautify

gild is a noun but beautify is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gild	Yes	No	Yes	No
beautify	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, beautify is a hypernym of gild; that is, beautify is a word with a broader meaning than gild:

Other hypernyms of gild include adorn, decorate, embellish, grace, ornament.

gild (noun)	beautify (noun)
a formal association of people with similar interests

gild (verb)	beautify (verb)
decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold	make more beautiful
	make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
	be beautiful to look at