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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