dedicated Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
   devote; commit; consecrate; dedicate; give.
   
   • She committed herself to the work of God
   • give one's talents to a good cause
   • consecrate your life to the church
2. verb open to public use, as of a highway, park, or building
   dedicate.
   
   • The Beauty Queen spends her time dedicating parks and nursing homes
3. verb inscribe or address by way of compliment
   dedicate.
   
   • She dedicated her book to her parents
4. verb set apart to sacred uses with solemn rites, of a church
   dedicate.
   
5. adjective devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose
   
   • a dedicated dancer
   • dedicated teachers
   • dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal"- A.Lincoln
6. adjective solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose
   consecrate; consecrated.
   
   • a life consecrated to science
   • the consecrated chapel
   • a chapel dedicated to the dead of World War II

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