gild vs embellish

gild is a noun but embellish is not a noun.

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

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

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

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

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