Dedicate — Defs

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

Syn. Devoted; consecrated; addicted.

02 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 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.” — 2 Sam. viii. 10, 11.

“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.” — A. Lincoln.
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.” — Clarendon.
3.
To inscribe or address, as to a patron.
“He complied ten elegant books, and dedicated them to the Lord Burghley.” — Peacham.

Syn. See Addict.