devote vs utilize

devote and utilize both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
devote	No	No	Yes	No
utilize	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, utilize is a hypernym of devote; that is, utilize is a word with a broader meaning than devote:

devote: give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
utilize: put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose

Other hypernyms of devote include apply, employ, use, utilise.

devote (verb)	utilize (verb)
dedicate	convert (from an investment trust to a unit trust)
give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause	put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
set aside or apart for a specific purpose or use