dedicates

Verb

dedicate (third-person singular simple present dedicates, present participle dedicating, simple past and past participle dedicated)

1. (transitive) To set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate.
2. (transitive) To set apart for a special use.
   • dedicated their money to scientific research.

   Synonyms:

   allocate

3. (transitive) To commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action.
   • dedicated ourselves to starting our own business.

   Synonyms:

   devote, give up

4. (transitive) To address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection.
5. (transitive) To open (a building, for example) to public use.
6. (transitive) To show to the public for the first time.
   • dedicate a monument.

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