dedicate

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To give all your time and energy to a particular activity or purpose.

   They dedicated themselves to starting their own business.

2. 2
   verb

   To set something apart for a special use.

   They dedicated the money to scientific research.

3. 3
   verb

   To say at the start of a book, song, or performance that it is in honour of someone.

   The writer dedicated the book to her parents.

From Middle English dedicaten (“to dedicate”), from dedicat(e) (“dedicated”, also used as the past participle of dedicaten) + -en (verb-forming suffix), from Latin dēdicātus, the perfect passive participle of dēdicō (“to dedicate, proclaim”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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