Dictionary Entry
dedicate
dedicate is a 8-letter English word with 8 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Dedicated; set apart; devoted; consecrated. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
8 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 13 · 8 senses
Definitions
- 1participial adjective
Dedicated; set apart; devoted; consecrated.
- 2transitive verb
To set apart and consecrate, as to a divinity, or for sacred uses; to devote formally and solemnly; as, to dedicate vessels, treasures, a temple, or a church, to a religious use.
- 3transitive verb
To devote, set apart, or give up, as one's self, to a duty or service.
- 4transitive verb
To inscribe or address, as to a patron.
- 5verb
set apart to sacred uses with solemn rites, of a church
- 6verb
inscribe or address by way of compliment
"She dedicated her book to her parents"
- 7verb
give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
"She committed herself to the work of God"
"give one's talents to a good cause"
Synonyms
- 8verb
open to public use, as of a highway, park, or building
"The Beauty Queen spends her time dedicating parks and nursing homes"
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