dedicate
Verbs
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(v) 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
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(v) open to public use, as of a highway, park, or building
- The Beauty Queen spends her time dedicating parks and nursing homes
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(v) inscribe or address by way of compliment
- She dedicated her book to her parents
- (v) set apart to sacred uses with solemn rites, of a church