reflect vs luminesce

reflect and luminesce both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
reflect	No	No	Yes	No
luminesce	No	No	Yes	No

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

Other hyponyms of reflect include resplend, glare, opalesce, coruscate, scintillate, sparkle.

reflect (verb)	luminesce (verb)
reflect deeply on a subject	be or become luminescent; exhibit luminescence
give evidence of the quality of
give evidence of a certain behavior
to throw or bend back (from a surface)
manifest or bring back
show an image of
be bright by reflecting or casting light