DEDICATE

vt to inscribe or address, as to a patron.

2. dedicate ·p.a. dedicated; set apart; devoted; consecrated.

3. dedicate ·vt to devote, set apart, or give up, as one's self, to a duty or service.

4. dedicate ·vt 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.