different between denote vs dedicate

English

Etymology

From Middle French denoter, from Latin denotare, from de- (“complete”) and notare (“to mark out”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /d??n??t/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /d??no?t/
• Rhymes: -??t

Verb

denote (third-person singular simple present denotes, present participle denoting, simple past and past participle denoted)

1. (transitive) To indicate; to mark.

2. (transitive) To make overt. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
3. (transitive) To refer to literally; to convey as meaning.

Derived terms

• denotation
• denotative

Translations

Portuguese

Verb

denote

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of denotar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of denotar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of denotar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of denotar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /de?note/, [d?e?no.t?e]

Verb

denote

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of denotar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of denotar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of denotar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of denotar.

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?