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Adjective dedicated has 2 senses
- dedicated - 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
Antonym: undedicated
- consecrated, consecrate, dedicated - solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose; "a life consecrated to science"; "the consecrated chapel"; "a chapel dedicated to the dead of World War II"
Verb dedicate has 4 senses
- give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote - 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"
--1 is one way to use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
- dedicate - open to public use, as of a highway, park, or building; "The Beauty Queen spends her time dedicating parks and nursing homes"
--2 is one way to inaugurate, kick off
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- dedicate - inscribe or address by way of compliment; "She dedicated her book to her parents"
--3 is one way to give, render
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
- dedicate - set apart to sacred uses with solemn rites, of a church
--4 is one way to assign, specify, set apart
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
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