▪ devote (something) to a particular subject or purpose: "you should dedicate a telephone line to each modem you plan to install"
▪ cite (a book or other artistic work) as being issued or performed in someone's honor: "the novel is dedicated to the memory of my mother"Similarinscribeaddressnameassignoffer
▪ formally open or unveil (a building or memorial): "the ex-president came to dedicate a $2.6 million recreation center"
▪ ceremonially assign (a church or other building) to a deity or saint:"the parish church is dedicated to St. Paul"Similardevoteassignblessconsecratesanctifyhallowmake holymake sacred
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘devote to sacred use by solemn rites’): from Latin dedicat- ‘devoted, consecrated’, from the verb dedicare.
