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

dedicate \ded"icate\, v. 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.
      1913 webster

            vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, . . . which
            also king david did dedicate unto the lord. --2 sam.
                                                  viii. 10, 11.
      1913 webster

            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.
      1913 webster

   2. to devote, set apart, or give up, as one's self, to a duty
      or service.
      1913 webster

            the profession of a soldier, to which he had
            dedicated himself.                    --clarendon.
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   3. to inscribe or address, as to a patron.
      1913 webster

            he complied ten elegant books, and dedicated them to
            the lord burghley.                    --peacham.

   syn: see addict.
        1913 webster
see also:
dedicated dedicating addict 

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