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

1. participial adjective. Dedicated; set apart; devoted; consecrated.
2. transitive 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.
3. transitive verb. To devote, set apart, or give up, as one's self, to a duty or service.
4. transitive verb. To inscribe or address, as to a patron.
5. verb. set apart to sacred uses with solemn rites, of a church
6. verb. inscribe or address by way of compliment

   "She dedicated her book to her parents"

7. verb. 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: commit, consecrate, devote, give

8. verb. open to public use, as of a highway, park, or building

   "The Beauty Queen spends her time dedicating parks and nursing homes"

Synonyms

commit, consecrate, devote, give

Common word forms

dedicated, dedicates, dedicatees, dedicating

Words from these letters

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