dedication vs dedicate

dedication is a noun but dedicate is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dedication	Yes	No	No	No
dedicate	No	No	Yes	No

dedication (noun)	dedicate (noun)
the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action
complete and wholehearted fidelity
a short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something
a message that makes a pledge
a ceremony in which something (as a building) is dedicated to some goal or purpose

dedication (verb)	dedicate (verb)
	set apart to sacred uses with solemn rites, of a church
	give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
	inscribe or address by way of compliment
	open to public use, as of a highway, park, or building