vverb.communicationgive entirely to a specific person, activity, or causeSynset:commit consecrate dedicate devote give
Examples:- She committed herself to the work of God
- give one's talents to a good cause
- consecrate your life to the church
Derivationally Related Form:commitmentdedicationdevotiondevoteeconsecration
Hypernyms:apply employ use utilise utilize
Inherited Hypernyms:giveuse
Direct Hyponyms:applyconsecraterededicatevow
Full Troponyms:applyrededicatevow
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody to INFINITIVE | Somebody ---s somebody something | Somebody ---s something to somebody
vverb.socialopen to public use, as of a highway, park, or buildingExamples:- The Beauty Queen spends her time dedicating parks and nursing homes
Derivationally Related Form:dedication
Hypernyms:inaugurate kick off
Inherited Hypernyms:dedicateinauguratestartbegin
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.communicationinscribe or address by way of complimentExamples:- She dedicated her book to her parents
Derivationally Related Form:dedication
Hypernyms:give render
Inherited Hypernyms:dedicategivecommunicateinteractact
Direct Hyponyms:inscribe
Full Troponyms:inscribe
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something to somebody
vverb.cognitionset apart to sacred uses with solemn rites, of a churchDerivationally Related Form:dedication
Hypernyms:assign set apart specify
Inherited Hypernyms:dedicateassignchoosedecide
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
adjadj.alldevoted to a cause or ideal or purposeExamples:- a dedicated dancer
- dedicated teachers
- dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal - A.Lincoln
Antonyms:undedicated
Inherited Hypernyms:dedicated
Similar to:devoted devoted sacred
adjadj.allsolemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high or sacred purposeSynset:consecrate consecrated
Examples:- a life consecrated to science
- the consecrated chapel
- a chapel dedicated to the dead of World War II
Antonyms:desecrated
Inherited Hypernyms:consecrated
Similar to:ordained votive
See also:holy sacred