lacquer vs beautify

lacquer is a noun but beautify is not a noun.

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

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

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

lacquer (noun)	beautify (noun)
a hard glossy coating
a black resinous substance obtained from certain trees and used as a natural varnish

lacquer (verb)	beautify (verb)
coat with lacquer	make more beautiful
	make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
	be beautiful to look at