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Christen vs Dedicate - What's the difference?

christen | dedicate | Synonyms |

Christen is a synonym of dedicate.


As a proper noun christen

is , variant of christian.

As a verb dedicate is

to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate.

As an adjective dedicate is

(obsolete) dedicated; set apart; devoted; consecrated.

christen

English

Alternative forms

* (dialectal) *

Verb

(en verb)
  • To perform the religious act of the baptism, to baptise.
  • To name.
  • * Bishop Burnet
  • Christen the thing what you will.
  • (obsolete) To Christianize.
  • (Jeremy Taylor)
  • (colloquial, usually, Christian) To use for the first time.
  • Anagrams

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    dedicate

    English

    Verb

    (dedicat)
  • To set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate.
  • To set apart for a special use
  • dedicated their money to scientific research.
  • To commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action
  • dedicated ourselves to starting our own business. See Synonyms at devote.
  • 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
  • dedicate a monument.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Dedicated; set apart; devoted; consecrated.
  • * Shakespeare
  • Dedicate to nothing temporal.
  • * (George Henry Calvert)
  • His life is dedicate to worthiness.
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