DEDICATE

[verb] [T] - to give completely (your energy, time, etc.)He has dedicated his life to scientific research.The new President said she would dedicate herself to protecting the rights of the old, the sick and the homeless.If you dedicate a book, play, performance, etc. to someone or something, you publicly say that it is in their honour.The book is dedicated to the author's husband.(formal) When a building, esp. a religious building, is dedicated, there is a ceremony at which it is formally opened for use and its particular purpose is stated.The church was dedicated on 1st March 1805 (to the local Saint Jude).