Definition of: dedicate

(ded′ə·kāt) v.t. ·cat·ed, ·cat·ing
1. To set apart for sacred uses; consecrate.
2. To set apart for or devote to any special use, duty, or purpose.
3. To preface with a dedication, as a work of literature. See synonyms under INSCRIBE.
—adjective Dedicated; devoted. [<L dedicatus, pp. of dedicare <de- down + dicare proclaim]
—ded′i·ca′tive adjective
—ded′·i·ca′tor n.
—ded′i·ca·to′ry (-kə·tôr′ē, -to′rē) adjective
—ded′i·ca·to′ri·ly adverb