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Separation vs Dedicate - What's the difference?

separation | dedicate |

As a noun separation

is separation.

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.

separation

English

(wikipedia separation)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of disuniting two or more things, or the condition of being separated.
  • The place at which a division occurs.
  • An interval, gap or space that separates things.
  • (legal) An agreement terminating a relationship between husband and wife, but short of a divorce.
  • (military) Departure from active duty, while not necessarily leaving the service entirely.

    • Related terms

    * division * fission

    Antonyms

    * (act of disuniting two or more things) annexation, combination, unification

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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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