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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Dedicate \Ded"i*cate\, p. a. [L. dedicatus, p. p. of dedicare to affirm, to dedicate; de- + dicare to declare, dedicate; akin to dicere to say. See {Diction}.] Dedicated; set apart; devoted; consecrated. ''Dedicate to nothing temporal.'' --Shak.
Syn: Devoted; consecrated; addicted.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Dedicate \Ded"i*cate\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Dedicated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dedicating}.]
1. 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.
Vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, . . . which also king David did dedicate unto the Lord. --2 Sam. viii. 10, 11.
We have come to dedicate a portion of that field as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. . . . But in a larger sense we can not dedicate, we can not consecrate, we can not hallow this ground. --A. Lincoln.
2. To devote, set apart, or give up, as one's self, to a duty or service.
The profession of a soldier, to which he had dedicated himself. --Clarendon.
3. To inscribe or address, as to a patron.
He complied ten elegant books, and dedicated them to the Lord Burghley. --Peacham.
Syn: See {Addict}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
dedicate
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" [syn: {give}, {consecrate}, {commit}, {devote}]
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
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
34 Moby Thesaurus words for "dedicate": address, allot, apply, appropriate, assign, beatify, bless, canonize, cleanse, commit, confide, consecrate, consign, devote, direct, enshrine, entrust, exalt, give, give over, give over to, give up, glorify, hallow, inscribe, offer, pledge, purify, saint, sanctify, set, set apart, surrender, yield
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