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dedicate
[ verb ded-i-keyt; adjective ded-i-kit ]
verb (used with object)
- to set apart and consecrate to a deity or to a sacred purpose:
The ancient Greeks dedicated many shrines to Aphrodite.
- to devote wholly and earnestly, as to some person or purpose:
He dedicated his life to fighting corruption.
Synonyms: consecrate, pledge, commit
- to offer formally (a book, piece of music, etc.) to a person, cause, or the like in testimony of affection or respect, as on a prefatory page.
- (loosely) to inscribe a personal signature on (a book, drawing, etc., that is one's own work), usually with a salutation addressing the recipient.
- to mark the official completion or opening of (a public building, monument, highway, etc.), usually by formal ceremonies.
- to set aside for or assign to a specific function, task, or purpose:
The county health agency has dedicated one inspector to monitor conditions in nursing homes.
adjective
dedicate
/ ˈdɛdɪˌkeɪt; ˈdɛdɪˌkeɪtərɪ; ˈdɛdɪkətərɪ; -trɪ /
verb
- often foll by to to devote (oneself, one's time, etc) wholly to a special purpose or cause; commit wholeheartedly or unreservedly
- foll by to to address or inscribe (a book, artistic performance, etc) to a person, cause, etc as a token of affection or respect
- foll by to to request or play (a record) on radio for another person as a greeting
- to assign or allocate to a particular project, function, etc
- to set apart for a deity or for sacred uses; consecrate
adjective
- an archaic word for dedicated
Derived Forms
- ˈdediˌcator, noun
- dedicatory, adjective
- ˌdedicaˈtee, noun
Other Words From
- dedi·cator noun
- over·dedi·cate verb (used with object) overdedicated overdedicating
- pre·dedi·cate verb (used with object) prededicated prededicating
- re·dedi·cate verb (used with object) rededicated rededicating
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of dedicate1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Decide as a family to share cooking responsibilities and dedicate enough time for healthy meals.
Perhaps Ham will dedicate a plank in the replica ark to his bowtied benefactor.
Haley: Do you intend to dedicate the rest of your life, then, to the Negro cause?
During his college days at Boston University, he decided to dedicate his life to comedy.
Now the correspondents brazenly asked the president for permission to “dedicate it to your excellency.”
By the Holy Ghost they are sanctified, that they may dedicate themselves to God, and thereafter serve him.
After he had been dismissed from West Point one year later, he decided to dedicate his life to writing.
I should like to dedicate it to you, because I believe you would find in it an echo of your most intimate thoughts and emotions.
Do you think it would look like affectation to dedicate the whole edition to his memory?
He completed, but did not dedicate, the palace, and finished the porticoes round it.
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