Pronunciations (3)
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/ˈdɛdɪˌkeɪt/
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/ˈdɛdɪˌkɪt/
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ˈdɛdɪkeɪt
Pronunciation notes
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Verb
To set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate.
Usage- Transitive
To set apart for a special use.
Usage- Transitive
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dedicated their money to scientific research.
To commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action.
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dedicated ourselves to starting our own business.
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Karen and Michael are currently retired in California and continue to dedicate their lives to finding their missing son. Despite the passage of time and complete lack of verified sightings, Michael and Karen have consistently stated they refuse to stop looking.
To address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection.
Usage- Transitive
To open (a building, for example) to public use.
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To show to the public for the first time.
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dedicate a monument.
Adjective
Dedicated; set apart; devoted; consecrated.
Usage- Obsolete
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Dedicate to nothing temporal.
His life is dedicate to worthiness.
Noun
One who dedicates themselves, or who is dedicated, to the service of some leader, religion, etc.
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Glancing at the crowd of onlookers, she said, “I know that service at the dining hall will be over soon”—instantly a few dedicates and all of the novices hurried away—“and some of us here would like to prepare our own meal.” […] Out of sight of the dedicates, she climbed over the short fence and escaped to Winding Circle's biggest library.
Initiation—When a dedicate is seen on all levels to be learning and doing more as they participate in the circle and aids with rituals and/or divination, an initiation is decided on with the priest or priestess and dedicate.
Through this rune of compassion, feelings of pain are transferred from the dedicates to Fallion. Lord Despair then proceeds to torture the dedicates so that Fallion would feel the pain of the tortures without being physically harmed[…]
Rowan Cortak stood with the rest of the dedicates.
Verb
give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
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She committed herself to the work of God
give one's talents to a good cause
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consecrate your life to the church
open to public use, as of a highway, park, or building
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The Beauty Queen spends her time dedicating parks and nursing homes
inscribe or address by way of compliment
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She dedicated her book to her parents
set apart to sacred uses with solemn rites, of a church