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Devoted vs Dedicate - What's the difference?

devoted | dedicate |

In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between devoted and dedicate

is that devoted is (obsolete) cursed; doomed while dedicate is (obsolete) dedicated; set apart; devoted; consecrated.

As adjectives the difference between devoted and dedicate

is that devoted is vowed; dedicated; consecrated while dedicate is (obsolete) dedicated; set apart; devoted; consecrated.

As verbs the difference between devoted and dedicate

is that devoted is (devote) while dedicate is to set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate.

devoted

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Vowed; dedicated; consecrated.
  • Zealous; characterized by devotion.
  • (obsolete) cursed; doomed.

    • Derived terms

    * devotedly * devotedness

    Verb

    (head)
  • (devote)

    • 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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