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English verb: dedicate | |||
| 1. | dedicate (communication) give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause | ||
| Samples | She committed herself to the work of God. Give one's talents to a good cause. Consecrate your life to the church. | ||
| Synonyms | commit, consecrate, devote, give | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody something. Somebody ----s something to somebody. Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | apply, consecrate, rededicate, vow | ||
| Verb group | give, give, sacrifice | ||
| 2. | dedicate (social) open to public use, as of a highway, park, or building | ||
| Samples | The Beauty Queen spends her time dedicating parks and nursing homes. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | inaugurate, kick off | ||
| 3. | dedicate (communication) inscribe or address by way of compliment | ||
| Samples | She dedicated her book to her parents. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | give, render | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | inscribe | ||
| 4. | dedicate (cognition) set apart to sacred uses with solemn rites, of a church | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | assign, set apart, specify | ||
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