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DEDICATE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Set apart to sacred uses with solemn rites, of a church

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "dedicate" is one way to...):

assign; set apart; specify (select something or someone for a specific purpose)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

dedication (a ceremony in which something (as a building) is dedicated to some goal or purpose)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Inscribe or address by way of compliment

Example:

She dedicated her book to her parents

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "dedicate" is one way to...):

give; render (bestow)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "dedicate"):

inscribe (address, (a work of literature) in a style less formal than a dedication)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something to somebody

Derivation:

dedication (a short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause

Example:

consecrate your life to the church

Synonyms:

commit; consecrate; dedicate; devote; give

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "dedicate" is one way to...):

apply; employ; use; utilise; utilize (put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose)

Verb group:

give (offer in good faith)

give; sacrifice (endure the loss of)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "dedicate"):

consecrate; vow (dedicate to a deity by a vow)

rededicate (dedicate anew)

apply (apply oneself to)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE

Derivation:

dedication (the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action)

dedication (complete and wholehearted fidelity)

dedication (a message that makes a pledge)

dedication (a ceremony in which something (as a building) is dedicated to some goal or purpose)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Open to public use, as of a highway, park, or building

Example:

The Beauty Queen spends her time dedicating parks and nursing homes

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "dedicate" is one way to...):

inaugurate; kick off (commence officially)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

dedication (a ceremony in which something (as a building) is dedicated to some goal or purpose)

Credits

 Context examples: 

The Center is dedicated to bringing the finest cancer care and research to Iowa and beyond.

(Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, NCI Thesaurus)

Facilitates communication and dissemination of knowledge among scientists and others dedicated to the cancer problem through presentations and discussions of new and improved observations in the field.

(American Association of Cancer Research, NCI Thesaurus)

A dedicated PET scanner with a small diameter ring of detectors that bring these close to small animal subjects.

(MicroPET, NCI Thesaurus)

The partnership is part of the second stage of a research project in Russia, where an existing telescope is already dedicated to space debris monitoring.

(High tech Russian telescope to start operating in Brazil, Agência Brasil)

I can, even now, remember the hour from which I dedicated myself to this great enterprise.

(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)

MAVEN is the first spacecraft dedicated to exploring the tenuous upper atmosphere of Mars.

(Mars Mission Spacecraft Enters Orbit around Red Planet, NASA)

The Duke Cancer Institute is dedicated to a broad spectrum of cancer research and the translation of that research into the latest in patient care.

(Duke Cancer Institute, NCI Thesaurus)

Each of our roughly 16,000 hair cells is dedicated to a narrow frequency range.

(Hearing different frequencies, NIH)

The Alvin J Siteman Cancer Center is dedicated to advancing new approaches to cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment through research.

(Alvin J Siteman Cancer Center, NCI Thesaurus)

Dedicated to the development and conduct of innovative clinical trials that will ultimately result in a cure for patients with malignant brain tumors.

(North American Brain Tumor Consortium, NCI Thesaurus)