Dedicated
['dedɪkeɪtɪd] or ['dɛdə'ketɪd]
Definition
(adj.) devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose; 'a dedicated dancer'; 'dedicated teachers'; 'dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal'- A.Lincoln .
Typist: Stephanie--From WordNet
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Dedicate
Checker: Maryann
Examples
- In this place is an altar dedicated to St. Dimas, the penitent thief. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- I saw that in his heart he despised those dedicated to any but worldly idols. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- An upper floor was dedicated to Newland, and the two women squeezed themselves into narrower quarters below. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- As its name implies, it was dedicated to the service of the Muses, which was also the case with the Peripatetic school at Athens. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- It was to the divine Emperor that his book was dedicated as a pro test against the administration of Roman public works. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- He never applied for a patent on the instrument, but dedicated it to the public. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- His soul was sympathy, and dedicated to the worship of beauty and excellence. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- A casual visitor might suppose this place to be a temple dedicated to the Genius of Seediness. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- In 1878 it was resumed by appropriation from Congress, and completed and dedicated in 1885, under the direction of Col. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Jo leaned down to kiss the tranquil face, and with that silent kiss, she dedicated herself soul and body to Beth. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Moreover, Cr?sus dedicated the ornaments from his wife's neck and her girdles. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- This spot, dedicated to sweetest recollections, the deserted house and neglected garden were well adapted to nurse my melancholy. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- I can, even now, remember the hour from which I dedicated myself to this great enterprise. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- Temples have been reared to the Sun--altars dedicated to the Moon. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
Checker: Maryann