What is the meaning of dedicated?

verb

  • Give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause.
    • usage: "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"
  • Open to public use, as of a highway, park, or building.
    • usage: "The Beauty Queen spends her time dedicating parks and nursing homes"
  • Inscribe or address by way of compliment.
    • usage: "She dedicated her book to her parents"
  • Set apart to sacred uses with solemn rites, of a church.

adjective

  • 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
  • Solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose.
    • usage: "a life consecrated to science"; "the consecrated chapel"; "a chapel dedicated to the dead of World War II"
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