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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.
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 implies solemn and exclusive devotion to a sacred or serious use or purpose. dedicated her life to medical research. consecrate stresses investment with a solemn or sacred quality. consecrate a church to the worship of God.
Dedicate definition: to set apart and consecrate to a deity or to a sacred purpose. See examples of DEDICATE used in a sentence.
verb (transitive) 1. (often foll by to) to devote (oneself, one's time, etc) wholly to a special purpose or cause; commit wholeheartedly or unreservedly. 2. (foll by to) to address or inscribe (a book, artistic performance, etc) to a person, cause, etc as a token of affection or respect.
Definition of dedicate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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 meaning, definition, what is dedicate: to give all your attention and effort to...: Learn more.
Dedicate definition: To commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action.
dedicate meaning: 1. to give most of your energy and time to something: 2. to say that something you have made or…. Learn more.
