Dedicate

['dedɪkeɪt] or ['dɛdɪket]

Definition

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

Editor: Xenia--From WordNet

Definition

(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.

Checker: Olivier

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. [1]. Devote, consecrate, set apart.[2]. Address (as a literary work), inscribe.

a. Devoted, consecrated, dedicated, set apart.

Inputed by Harvey

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Devote, consecrate, offer, set, apportion, assign, apply, separate, hallow,set_apart

ANT:Alienate, misapply, desecrate, misappropriate, misconvert, misuse

Typist: Naomi

Definition

v.t. to set apart and consecrate to some sacred purpose: to devote wholly or chiefly: to inscribe to any one.—adj. devoted: (Shak.) dedicated.—ns. Ded′icant one who dedicates; Dedicatee (ded′i-kā-tē′) one to whom a thing is dedicated; Dedicā′tion the act of dedicating: an address to a patron prefixed to a book; Ded′icātor one who dedicates.—adjs. Dedicatō′rial Ded′icātory of or pertaining to a dedication.

Checked by Jocelyn