dedicate

• POS: Adjective, Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: ded=i=cate
• COUNT in NET: 7 in 7 verses (in OT : 7 in 7 verses)

OXFORD DICTIONARY

dedicate, v.tr.
1 (foll. by to) devote (esp. oneself) to a special task or purpose.
2 (foll. by to) address (a book, piece of music, etc.) as a compliment to a friend, patron, etc.
3 (often foll. by to) devote (a building etc.) to a deity or a sacred person or purpose.
4 (as dedicated adj.) a (of a person) devoted to an aim or vocation; having single-minded loyalty or integrity. b (of equipment, esp. a computer) designed for a specific purpose.

Derivative

dedicatee n. dedicative adj. dedicator n. dedicatory adj.

Etymology

L dedicare (DE-, dicare declare, dedicate)

THESAURUS

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

ROGET THESAURUS

dedicate

Use

VB use, make use of, employ, put to use, put in action, put in operation, put in practice, set in motion, set to work, ply, work, wield, handle, manipulate, play, play off, exert, exercise, practice, avail oneself of, profit by, resort to, have recourse to, recur to, take betake oneself to, take up with, take advantage of, lay one's hands on, try, render useful, mold, turn to account, turn to use, convert to use, utilize, work up, call into play, bring into play, put into requisition, call forth, draw forth, press into service, enlist into the service, bring to bear upon, devote, dedicate, consecrate, apply, adhibit, dispose of, make a handle of, make a cat's-paw of, fall back upon, make a shift with, make the most of, make the best of, use up, swallow up, consume, absorb, expend, tax, task, wear, put to task.