Eradicate vs Dedicate - What's the difference?
eradicate | dedicate |
To pull up by the roots; to uproot.
To completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically; to put an end to; to extirpate.
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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In lang=en terms the difference between eradicate and dedicate
is that eradicate is to completely destroy; to reduce to nothing radically; to put an end to; to extirpate while dedicate is to show to the public for the first time.As verbs the difference between eradicate and dedicate
is that eradicate is to pull up by the roots; to uproot 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.eradicate
English
Verb
(eradicat)- Small pox was globally eradicated in 1980
Synonyms
* (to pull up by the roots): root up, uproot * (to completely destroy): annihilate, exterminate, extirpate * See alsoAntonyms
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* * ----dedicate
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.
