The difference between Adorn and Beautify

When used as verbs, adorn means to make more beautiful and attractive, whereas beautify means to make beautiful, or to increase the beauty of.


Adorn is also noun with the meaning: adornment.

Adorn is also adjective with the meaning: adorned.

check bellow for the other definitions of Adorn and Beautify

  1. Adorn as a verb:

    To make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate.

    Examples:

    "a man adorned with noble statuary and columns"

    "a character adorned with every Christian grace"

    "a gallery of paintings was adorned with the works of some of the great masters"

  1. Adorn as a noun (obsolete):

    adornment

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Edmund Spenser"

  1. Adorn as an adjective (obsolete):

    adorned; ornate

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Milton"

  1. Beautify as a verb (transitive):

    To make beautiful, or to increase the beauty of.

  2. Beautify as a verb (intransitive, rare):

    To become beautiful.

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