[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

consecrate \con"secrate\, v. t. imp.  p. p. consecrated; p.
   pr.  vb. n. consecrating.
   1. to make, or declare to be, sacred; to appropriate to
      sacred uses; to set apart, dedicate, or devote, to the
      service or worship of god; as, to consecrate a church; to
      give one's self unreservedly, as to the service of god.
      1913 webster

            one day in the week is . . . consecrated to a holy
            rest.                                 --sharp.
      1913 webster

   2. to set apart to a sacred office; as, to consecrate a
      bishop.
      1913 webster

            thou shalt consecrate aaron and his sons. --ex.
                                                  xxix. 9.
      1913 webster

   3. to canonize; to exalt to the rank of a saint; to enroll
      among the gods, as a roman emperor.
      1913 webster

   4. to render venerable or revered; to hallow; to dignify; as,
      rules or principles consecrated by time. --burke.

   syn: see addict.
        1913 webster
see also:
consecrated consecrating addict 

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