overstate vs embellish

overstate and embellish both are verbs.

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

As verbs, embellish is a hyponym of overstate; that is, embellish is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than overstate:

overstate (verb)	embellish (verb)
to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth	make more beautiful
	add details to
	make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
	be beautiful to look at