illuminate vs beautify

illuminate and beautify both are verbs.

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

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

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

illuminate (verb)	beautify (verb)
introduce light into	make more beautiful
make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear	make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts)	be beautiful to look at