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odorize vs smell up

smell up vs odorize

odorize and smell up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
odorize No No Yes No
smell up No No Yes No
As verbs, smell up is a hyponym of odorize; that is, smell up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than odorize:
  • odorize: cause to smell or be smelly
  • smell up: cause to smell bad; fill with a bad smell
Other hyponyms of odorize include stink out, stink up, aromatise, aromatize, perfume, cense, incense, thurify.
odorize (verb) smell up (verb)
cause to smell or be smelly cause to smell bad; fill with a bad smell
Difference between odorize and smell up

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