lacquer vs embellish

lacquer is a noun but embellish is not a noun.

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

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

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

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

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