English to English
dedicate
('d/E/d/@/,k/eI/t
)
preposition (pre)
- Dedicated; set apart; devoted; consecrated.(preposition)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause(verb.communication)source: wordnet30
- open to public use, as of a highway, park, or building(verb.social)source: wordnet30
- inscribe or address by way of compliment(verb.communication)Example:
She dedicated her book to her parents.
source: wordnet30 - set apart to sacred uses with solemn rites, of a church(verb.cognition)source: wordnet30
- 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.(verb)source: webster1913
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