✅ Dedicate means to commit a large amount of your time or energy to something or someone, in a particularly earnest and intentional way (He dedicated his time to helping his mother get better).

✅ Devote also means committing your time and energy to someone or something, but it is a bit more general than dedicate (I devote myself to my sewing).

✅ Dedicate and devote can both refer to a relationship of love and friendship, where someone happily gives their time and attention to making someone else feel supported and contented, especially over a long period of time (She’s dedicated to him; He’s devoted to his friend).

✅ Devote can also suggest religious purpose, just as dedicate can suggest ethical or moral intention.

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✅ Healthful is the best word to describe something that is good for your health, especially your physical health (a healthful lifestyle; a healthful amount of exercise).

✅ Wholesome is the best word to describe something that is good for you in general, whether it affects your physical, mental, or social health (a wholesome routine; a wholesome meal).

✅ Wholesome is broader than healthful in that it can be used to describe anything supposedly morally good for you (wholesome family fun; wholesome values).

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✅ Recall is the best word for trying consciously to remember something (I couldn’t recall if I’d taken my medication).

✅ Recollect is similar, but it suggests a stronger effort to remember something, especially defined facts and details (Try to recollect what happened that day).

✅ Recall and recollect can be used synonymously, though recollect can sound more formal and suggests a particularly high level of effort (recall the answer to yesterday’s puzzle; recollect the exact circumstances of the event).

Try using the word recollect in a paragraph about something you saw last week, with the help of Grammar Coach.