spruce vs beautify

spruce is a noun but beautify is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
spruce	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
beautify	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, beautify is a hypernym of spruce; that is, beautify is a word with a broader meaning than spruce:

Other hypernyms of spruce include embellish, fancify, prettify.

spruce (noun)	beautify (noun)
any coniferous tree of the genus Picea
light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork

spruce (adjective)	beautify (adjective)
marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners

spruce (verb)	beautify (verb)
dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion	make more beautiful
make neat, smart, or trim	make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
	be beautiful to look at