Allocated vs Dedicate - What's the difference?
allocated | dedicate |
(allocate)
To set aside for a purpose
To distribute according to a plan, generally followed by the adposition "to"
(computing) To declare a section of the memory to be used by the program.
To set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate.
To set apart for a special use
To commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action
To address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection.
To open (a building, for example) to public use.
To show to the public for the first time
(obsolete) Dedicated; set apart; devoted; consecrated.
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* (George Henry Calvert)
As verbs the difference between allocated and dedicate
is that allocated is (allocate) while dedicate is to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate.As an adjective dedicate is
(obsolete) dedicated; set apart; devoted; consecrated.allocated
English
Verb
(head)allocate
English
Verb
(allocat)- The bulk of K–12 education funds are allocated to school districts that in turn pay for the cost of operating schools.
Antonyms
* (declare a section of memory) free, deallocatededicate
English
Verb
(dedicat)- dedicated their money to scientific research.
- dedicated ourselves to starting our own business. See Synonyms at devote.
- dedicate a monument.
Adjective
(en adjective)- Dedicate to nothing temporal.
- His life is dedicate to worthiness.