Dedicated vs Dedicates - What's the difference?
dedicated | dedicates |
Devoted; loyal; conscientious.
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(dedicate)
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 dedicated and dedicates
is that dedicated is while dedicates is (dedicate).As an adjective dedicated
is devoted; loyal; conscientious.dedicated
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Fantasy of navigation, passage=Like most human activities, ballooning has sponsored heroes and hucksters and a good deal in between. For every dedicated scientist patiently recording atmospheric pressure and wind speed while shivering at high altitudes, there is a carnival barker with a bevy of pretty girls willing to dangle from a basket or parachute down to earth.}}
Derived terms
* dedicatedlyVerb
(head)dedicates
English
Verb
(head)dedicate
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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.