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Specialized vs Dedicate - What's the difference?

specialized | dedicate |

As adjectives the difference between specialized and dedicate

is that specialized is highly skilled in a specific field while dedicate is (obsolete) dedicated; set apart; devoted; consecrated.

As verbs the difference between specialized and dedicate

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

specialized

English

Alternative forms

* specialised (non-Oxford British spelling)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Highly skilled in a specific field.
  • Verb

    (head)
  • (specialize)
  • 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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