· 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"

Synonym(s): give, consecrate, commit, devote

Hypernym(s): use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ

· open to public use, as of a highway, park, or building; "The Beauty Queen spends her time dedicating parks and nursing homes"

Hypernym(s): inaugurate, kick_off

· inscribe or address by way of compliment; "She dedicated her book to her parents"

Hypernym(s): give, render

· set apart to sacred uses with solemn rites, of a church

Hypernym(s): assign, specify, set_apart

· 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(s): undedicated

· solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high or sacred purpose; "a life consecrated to science"; "the consecrated chapel"; "a chapel dedicated to the dead of World War II"

Synonym(s): consecrated, consecrate