1. (verb)give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"
2. (verb)dedicate open to public use, as of a highway, park, or building "The Beauty Queen spends her time dedicating parks and nursing homes"
3. (verb)dedicate inscribe or address by way of compliment "She dedicated her book to her parents"
4. (verb)dedicate set apart to sacred uses with solemn rites, of a church
Definitions of 'dedicate'
Webster 1913 Dictionary
1. dedicate dedicated; set apart; devoted; consecrated
2. (verb)dedicate to set apart and consecrate, as to a divinity, or for sacred uses; to devote formally and solemnly; as, to dedicate vessels, treasures, a temple, or a church, to a religious use
3. (verb)dedicate to devote, set apart, or give up, as one's self, to a duty or service
4. (verb)dedicate to inscribe or address, as to a patron
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