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verb
- 1. devote (time or effort) to a particular task or purpose: "Joan has dedicated her life to animals" Similar
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to give completely your energy, time, etc. to something: He dedicated his life to helping the poor. If you dedicate a book, play, performance, etc., to someone or something, you say publicly that it is in honor of that person or thing: This book is dedicated to my children, Claire and Tom.
1. : to devote to the worship of a divine being. specifically : to set apart (a church) to sacred uses with solemn rites. 2. a. : to set apart to a definite use. money dedicated to their vacation fund. b. : to commit to a goal or way of life. ready to dedicate his life to public service. 3. : to inscribe or address by way of compliment.
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.
Dedicate definition: to set apart and consecrate to a deity or to a sacred purpose. See examples of DEDICATE used in a sentence.
1. to set apart and consecrate to a deity or sacred purpose. 2. to devote wholly to some purpose or person: to dedicate one's life to public service. 3. to offer formally (a book, piece of music, etc.) to a person, cause, etc., as on a prefatory page, in testimony of affection or respect.
dedicate. British English: dedicate VERB / ˈdɛdɪkeɪt /. If you say that someone has dedicated themselves to something, you approve of the fact that they have decided to give a lot of time and effort to it because they think that it is important. Back on the island, he dedicated himself to politics.
Definition of dedicate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
