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dedicate > 4 senses
VERB	1	dedicate, give, consecrate, commit, devote	Give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
	2	dedicate	Open to public use, as of a highway, park, or building
	3	dedicate	Inscribe or address by way of compliment
	4	dedicate	Set apart to sacred uses with solemn rites, of a church

dedicate > pronunciation
Sounds	deh'dahkey.t
Rhymes	abate, abbreviate, abdicate, and 537 more rhymes in eyt...

dedicate > verb 1, communication
Meaning	Give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody something; Somebody ----s something to somebody; Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Synonyms	give, consecrate, commit, devote
Similar to	give; sacrifice, give
Broader	use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ
Narrower	vow, consecrate; rededicate; apply
Nouns	dedication; dedication; dedication; dedication

dedicate > verb 2, social
Meaning	Open to public use, as of a highway, park, or building.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Broader	inaugurate, kick off
Nouns	dedication

dedicate > verb 3, communication
Meaning	Inscribe or address by way of compliment.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something to somebody
Examples	"She dedicated her book to her parents"
Broader	give, render
Narrower	inscribe
Nouns	dedication

dedicate > verb 4, cognition
Meaning	Set apart to sacred uses with solemn rites, of a church.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Broader	assign, specify, set apart
Nouns	dedication

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