Dedicate

p. a.	1.	Dedicated; set apart; devoted; consecrated.
v. t.	1.	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. [imp. & p. p. Dedicated; p. pr. & vb. n. Dedicating.] Vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, . . . which also king David did dedicate unto the Lord. - 2 Sam. viii. 10, 11. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. . . . But in a larger sense we can not dedicate, we can not consecrate, we can not hallow this ground. - A. Lincoln.
	2.	To devote, set apart, or give up, as one's self, to a duty or service. The profession of a soldier, to which he had dedicated himself. - Clarendon.
	3.	To inscribe or address, as to a patron. He complied ten elegant books, and dedicated them to the Lord Burghley. - Peacham.

Verb	1.	dedicate - 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" Synonyms: devote, commit, consecrate, give
	2.	dedicate - open to public use, as of a highway, park, or building; "The Beauty Queen spends her time dedicating parks and nursing homes"
	3.	dedicate - inscribe or address by way of compliment; "She dedicated her book to her parents"
	4.	dedicate - set apart to sacred uses with solemn rites, of a church

address, allot, apply, appropriate, assign, beatify, bless, canonize, cleanse, commit, confide, consign, direct, enshrine, entrust, exalt, give, give over, give over to, give up, glorify, inscribe, offer, pledge, purify, saint, set, set apart, surrender, yield

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