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DEDICATE
dedicate
(verb) set apart to sacred uses with solemn rites, of a church
dedicate
(verb) inscribe or address by way of compliment; “She dedicated her book to her parents”
give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote
(verb) 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”
dedicate
(verb) open to public use, as of a highway, park, or building; “The Beauty Queen spends her time dedicating parks and nursing homes”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
dedicate (third-person singular simple present dedicates, present participle dedicating, simple past and past participle dedicated)
(transitive) To set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate.
(transitive) To set apart for a special use
(transitive) To commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action
(transitive) To address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection.
(transitive) To open (a building, for example) to public use.
(transitive) To show to the public for the first time
Synonyms
• (set apart for religious purposes): behallow, hallow; see also consecrate
• (set apart for a special use): allocate, earmark; see also set apart
• (commit to a particular course): devote
Adjective
dedicate (comparative more dedicate, superlative most dedicate)
(obsolete) Dedicated; set apart; devoted; consecrated.
Source: Wiktionary
Ded"i*cate, p. a. Etym: [L. dedicatus, p. p. of dedicare to affirm, to dedicate; de- + dicare to declare, dedicate; akin to dicere to say. See Diction.]
Definition: Dedicated; set apart; devoted; consecrated. "Dedicate to nothing temporal." Shak.
Syn.
– Devoted; consecrated; addicted.
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. 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. Clarendon.
3. To inscribe or address, as to a patron. He complied ten elegant books, and dedicated them to the Lord Burghley. Peacham.
Syn.
– See Addict.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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