Ded″i‐cate (?), v. t. [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.