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spruce up vs beautify

beautify vs spruce up

spruce up and beautify both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
spruce up No No Yes No
beautify No No Yes No
As verbs, beautify is a hypernym of spruce up; that is, beautify is a word with a broader meaning than spruce up:
  • spruce up: make neat, smart, or trim
  • beautify: make more beautiful
Other hypernyms of spruce up include embellish, fancify, prettify.
spruce up (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
Difference between spruce up and beautify

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