different between donate vs dedicate

English

Etymology

Circa 1845, back-formation from donation, chiefly in American English. Ultimately from Latin d?n?re (“to give”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d???ne?t/, /d??ne?t/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?do??ne?t/, /do??ne?t/
• Rhymes: -e?t

Verb

donate (third-person singular simple present donates, present participle donating, simple past and past participle donated)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To make a donation; to give away something of value to support or contribute towards a cause or for the benefit of another.

   She donates 100 dollars to Red Crescent every year.

   He donated an etching from his own collection to the new art gallery.

Derived terms

• donater
• donator
• donatress
• donatrix

Translations

Anagrams

• Deaton, antode, atoned

Esperanto

Adverb

donate

1. present adverbial passive participle of doni

Italian

Verb

donate

1. second-person plural present indicative of donare
2. second-person plural imperative of donare
3. feminine plural of donato

Anagrams

• datone, denota, detona, ondate

Latin

Verb

d?n?te

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

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?