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paint the lily vs beautify

beautify vs paint the lily

paint the lily and beautify both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
paint the lily No No Yes No
beautify No No Yes No
As verbs, beautify is a hypernym of paint the lily; that is, beautify is a word with a broader meaning than paint the lily:
  • paint the lily: adorn unnecessarily (something that is already beautiful)
  • beautify: make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
Other hypernyms of paint the lily include adorn, decorate, embellish, grace, ornament.
paint the lily (verb) beautify (verb)
make unnecessary additions to what is already complete make more beautiful
adorn unnecessarily (something that is already beautiful) make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
be beautiful to look at
Difference between paint the lily and beautify

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