dedicate

Meanings

Verb

  • To set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate.
  • To set apart for a special use
  • To commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action
  • To address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection.
  • To open (a building, for example) to public use.
  • To show to the public for the first time

Adjective

  • Dedicated; set apart; devoted; consecrated.

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Origin

  • From Latin dēdicātus, past participle of dēdicō.

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