What is the meaning of dedicate?

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"
  • synonyms: give, consecrate, commit, devote
• 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. .