dedicate

[Ded·i*cate]

To dedicate is to assign, to commit or to give over. If you dedicate a song you’ve written to a friend, it means the song belongs to them. If you dedicate yourself to a project, it means you give yourself to it.

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Dedicated; set apart; devoted; consecrated.

Verb
set apart to sacred uses with solemn rites, of a church

Verb
inscribe or address by way of compliment; "She dedicated her book to her parents"

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"

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open to public use, as of a highway, park, or building; "The Beauty Queen spends her time dedicating parks and nursing homes"


p. a.
Dedicated; set apart; devoted; consecrated.

v. t.
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.

v. t.
To devote, set apart, or give up, as one's self, to a duty or service.

v. t.
To inscribe or address, as to a patron.


Dedicate

Ded"i*cate , p. a. [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." Shak. Syn. -- Devoted; consecrated; addicted.

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.
Vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, . . . which also king David did dedicate unto the Lord.
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.
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.
3. To inscribe or address, as to a patron.
He complied ten elegant books, and dedicated them to the Lord Burghley.
Syn. -- See Addict.

Dedicated; set apart; devoted; consecrated.

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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Usage Examples

My goal is to be one with the music. I just dedicate my whole life to this art.

I like to dedicate myself wholeheartedly to a cause so that I have more impact. My goal is to shed light on the beauty of the ocean and how important it is for our planet.

One way or another, we all have to find what best fosters the flowering of our humanity in this contemporary life, and dedicate ourselves to that.

Bodybuilding is much like any other sport. To be successful, you must dedicate yourself 100% to your training, diet and mental approach.

When women earn the money for the family, everyone in the family benefits. We also know that when women have an income, everyone wins because women dedicate 90% of the income to health, education, to food security, to the children, to the family, or to the community, so when women have an income, everybody wins.

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Other Usage Examples

Dedicate yourself to the good you deserve and desire for yourself. Give yourself peace of mind. You deserve to be happy. You deserve delight.

The secret of happiness is: Find something more important than you are and dedicate your life to it.

Whoever decides to dedicate their life to politics knows that earning money isn't the top priority.

True strength lies in submission which permits one to dedicate his life, through devotion, to something beyond himself.

Once I understood Bach's music, I wanted to be a concert pianist. Bach made me dedicate my life to music, and it was that teacher who introduced me to his world.

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