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mystify vs veil

veil vs mystify

mystify is not a noun while veil is a noun.

mystify and veil both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
mystify No No Yes No
veil Yes No Yes No
As verbs, veil is a hypernym of mystify; that is, veil is a word with a broader meaning than mystify:
  • mystify: make mysterious
  • veil: make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing
Other hypernyms of mystify include blot out, hide, obliterate, obscure.
mystify (noun) veil (noun)
a garment that covers the head and face
a vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl
the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth)
a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms
mystify (verb) veil (verb)
make mysterious make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing
be a mystery or bewildering to to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil
Difference between mystify and veil

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