Dedicated vs. Devote — What's the Difference?

Devoted to a task or purpose

Give all or most of one's time or resources to (a person or activity)

Exclusively allocated to or intended for a particular purpose

Invoke or pronounce a curse upon

Wholly committed to a particular course of thought or action; devoted

To give or apply (one's time, attention, or self, for example) entirely to a particular activity, pursuit, cause, or person.

Designed for a particular use or function

To set apart for a specific purpose or use

Devoted; loyal; conscientious.

To give one's time, focus one's efforts, commit oneself, etc. entirely for, on, or to a certain matter

Used or intended for a particular purpose

To consign over; to doom

Simple past tense and past participle of dedicate

To execrate; to curse

Wholly committed to a purpose or cause; as, a dedicated musician.

(obsolete) devoted; addicted; devout

Zealous in loyalty or affection; as, dedicated nurses.

To appropriate by vow; to set apart or dedicate by a solemn act; to consecrate; also, to consign over; to doom; to evil; to devote one to destruction; the city was devoted to the flames.

Set apart especially for a higher purpose; as, a life dedicated to science.

To execrate; to curse.

Devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose;

To give up wholly; to addict; to direct the attention of wholly or compound; to attach; - often with a reflexive pronoun; as, to devote one's self to science, to one's friends, to piety, etc.

Solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose;

Devoted; addicted; devout.

A devotee.

Give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause;

Dedicate;

Set aside or apart for a specific purpose or use;