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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.
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Dedicate \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.
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Vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, . . . which
also king David did dedicate unto the Lord. --2 Sam.
viii. 10, 11.
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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.
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2. To devote, set apart, or give up, as one's self, to a duty
or service.
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The profession of a soldier, to which he had
dedicated himself. --Clarendon.
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3. To inscribe or address, as to a patron.
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He complied ten elegant books, and dedicated them to
the Lord Burghley. --Peacham.

Syn: See {Addict}.
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