The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Dedicate \Ded"i*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dedicated; p. pr. &
   vb. n. Dedicating.]
   1. 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.
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            Vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, . . . which
            also king David did dedicate unto the Lord. --2 Sam.
                                                  viii. 10, 11.
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            We have come to dedicate a portion of that field as
            a final resting place for those who here gave their
            lives that that nation might live. . . . But in a
            larger sense we can not dedicate, we can not
            consecrate, we can not hallow this ground. --A.
                                                  Lincoln.
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   2. To devote, set apart, or give up, as one's self, to a duty
      or service.
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            The profession of a soldier, to which he had
            dedicated himself.                    --Clarendon.
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   3. To inscribe or address, as to a patron.
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            He complied ten elegant books, and dedicated them to
            the Lord Burghley.                    --Peacham.

   Syn: See Addict.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

dedicated \dedicated\ adj.
   1. wholly committed to a purpose or cause; as, a dedicated
      musician.

   Syn: devoted.
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   2. zealous in loyalty or affection; as, dedicated nurses.

   Syn: devoted.
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   3. set apart especially for a higher purpose; as, a life
      dedicated to science. [Narrower terms: consecrated (vs.
      desecrated), consecrate]

   Syn: dedicated to(predicate), devoted to(predicate).
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

dedicated
    adj 1: devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose; "a dedicated
           dancer"; "dedicated teachers"; "dedicated to the
           proposition that all men are created equal"- A.Lincoln
           [ant: undedicated]
    2: solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose; "a
       life consecrated to science"; "the consecrated chapel"; "a
       chapel dedicated to the dead of World War II" [syn:
       consecrated, consecrate, dedicated] [ant: desecrated]