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Dedicate Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ate

Dedicate has 6 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause

"She committed herself to the work of God"

"give one's talents to a good cause"

"consecrate your life to the church"

2

open to public use, as of a highway, park, or building

"The Beauty Queen spends her time dedicating parks and nursing homes"

3

inscribe or address by way of compliment

"She dedicated her book to her parents"

4

set apart to sacred uses with solemn rites, of a church

"The community gathered in silence as the bishop dedicated the newly built chapel to God's glory."

5

To set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate.

"The priest dedicated the newly built chapel to Saint Michael before the congregation arrived."

Adjective
1

Dedicated; set apart; devoted; consecrated.

"She dedicated her life to teaching underprivileged children in the remote village."

Example Sentences
"She committed herself to the work of God" verb
"give one's talents to a good cause" verb
"consecrate your life to the church" verb
"The Beauty Queen spends her time dedicating parks and nursing homes" verb
"She dedicated her book to her parents" verb
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
use inaugurate give assign
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
vow rededicate apply inscribe
Rhyming Words
ate bate late gate kate date wate cate rate nate oate sate tate jate hate mate fate yate agate skate
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