dedicate
VerbUS[ded-uh-keyt]/ˈdɛdəˌkeɪt/3 syllables
Open English WordNet
Verb (4)dedicated, dedicating
- 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”Synonyms: giveconsecratecommitdevoteMore general use, utilizeMore specific rededicate, apply, vowSimilar give, sacrifice
- open to public use, as of a highway, park, or building“The Beauty Queen spends her time dedicating parks and nursing homes”More general inaugurate, kick off
- inscribe or address by way of compliment“She dedicated her book to her parents”More general give, renderMore specific inscribe
- set apart to sacred uses with solemn rites, of a churchMore general assign, specify
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Ded′i·cate participial adjective
Origin: L. dedicatus, p. p. of dedicare to affirm, to dedicate; de- + dicare to declare, dedicate; akin to dicere to say. See Diction.
Dedicated; set apart; devoted; consecrated. “Dedicate to nothing temporal.” William Shakespeare
Synonyms: Devoted; consecrated; addicted.
Ded′i·cate transitive verb [past tense & past participle Dedicated; present participle & verbal noun 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.
Vessels of silver, and vessels of gold,... which also king David did dedicate unto the Lord.— 2 Sam. viii. 10, 11.
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.
2. To devote, set apart, or give up, as one's self, to a duty or service.
The profession of a soldier, to which he had dedicated himself.— Edward Hyde, first earl of Clarendon
3. To inscribe or address, as to a patron.
He complied ten elegant books, and dedicated them to the Lord Burghley.— Henry Peacham
Synonyms: See Addict.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54