different between dedicate vs medicate

English

Etymology

From Latin d?dic?tus, past participle of d?dic? (“I dedicate, proclaim”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?d?d?ke?t/

Verb

dedicate (third-person singular simple present dedicates, present participle dedicating, simple past and past participle dedicated)

1. (transitive) To set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate.
2. (transitive) To set apart for a special use

3. (transitive) To commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action

4. (transitive) To address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection.
5. (transitive) To open (a building, for example) to public use.
6. (transitive) To show to the public for the first time

Synonyms

• (set apart for religious purposes): behallow, hallow; see also Thesaurus:consecrate
• (set apart for a special use): allocate, earmark; see also Thesaurus:set apart
• (commit to a particular course): devote

Translations

Adjective

dedicate (comparative more dedicate, superlative most dedicate)

1. (obsolete) Dedicated; set apart; devoted; consecrated.

Italian

Verb

dedicate

1. second-person plural present indicative of dedicare
2. second-person plural imperative of dedicare

Participle

dedicate f pl

1. feminine plural of the past participle of dedicare

Latin

Verb

d?dic?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of d?dic?

English

Etymology

From Latin medic?tus, past participle of medic?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?d?ke?t/

Verb

medicate (third-person singular simple present medicates, present participle medicating, simple past and past participle medicated)

1. (transitive) To prescribe or administer medication to.

Derived terms

• self-medicate

Related terms

• medication

Translations

See also

• prescribe

Anagrams

• decimate, edematic

Italian

Verb

medicate

1. second-person plural present indicative of medicare
2. second-person plural imperative of medicare
3. feminine plural of medicato

Anagrams

• decimate

Latin

Participle

medic?te

1. vocative masculine singular of medic?tus