Dedicate
Dedicate verb - To keep or intend for a special purpose.
Respect and dedicate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Respect" instead a verb "Dedicate".
Nearby Words: dedication, dedicatory, dedicating
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Rather than respect his opinion like good friends and kids should, they instead criticize him for not being able to dedicate himself to one side.
Source: Anime / Yo-kai Watch - The way they see it, anyone brave enough to dedicate their life to harnessing something as dangerous and unpredictable as magic and intelligent enough to learn how to do it and get it right most of the time without dying in the process is clearly worthy of great respect.
Source: Tabletop Game / Eon
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