dedicate
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Is dedicate a Scrabble word?
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What is the meaning of dedicate?
Definition
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate.transitive
2. (transitive) To set apart for a special use.Examples: "dedicated their money to scientific research."Synonyms: allocatetransitive
3. (transitive) To commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action.Examples: "dedicated ourselves to starting our own business."Synonyms: devotetransitive
4. (transitive) To address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection.transitive
5. (transitive) To open (a building, for example) to public use.transitive
6. (transitive) To show to the public for the first time.Examples: "dedicate a monument."transitive
adj (English)
1. (obsolete) Dedicated; set apart; devoted; consecrated.Examples: "Dedicate to nothing temporal."; "His life is dedicate to worthiness."obsolete
noun (English)
1. (chiefly fantasy and paganism) One who dedicates themselves, or who is dedicated, to the service of some leader, religion, etc.Examples: "Glancing at the crowd of onlookers, she said, “I know that service at the dining hall will be over soon”—instantly a few dedicates and all of the novices hurried away—“and some of us here would like to prepare our own meal.” […] Out of sight of the dedicates, she climbed over the short fence and escaped to Winding Circle's biggest library."; "Initiation—When a dedicate is seen on all levels to be learning and doing more as they participate in the circle and aids with rituals and/or divination, an initiation is decided on with the priest or priestess and dedicate."; "Through this rune of compassion, feelings of pain are transferred from the dedicates to Fallion. Lord Despair then proceeds to torture the dedicates so that Fallion would feel the pain of the tortures without being physically harmed[…]"
Definition source: Wiktionary