1. Devoted to a cause, ideal or purpose
   "dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal"; "a dedicated dancer"; "dedicated teachers"
    
2. Solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high or sacred purpose
   "a chapel dedicated to the dead of World War II";
   - consecrated, consecrate

1. Use entirely for a specific person, activity, or cause
   "dedicate one's talents to a good cause";
   - give, consecrate, commit, devote
    
2. Set apart to sacred uses with solemn rites, of a church
   "The bishop dedicated the new cathedral"
    
3. Open to public use, as of a highway, park, or building
   "The Beauty Queen spends her time dedicating parks and nursing homes"
    
4. Inscribe or address by way of compliment
   "She dedicated her book to her parents"

See also: devoted, holy, ordained, sacred, votive

Type of: apply, assign, employ, give, inaugurate, kick off [informal], render, set apart, specify, use, utilise [Brit], utilize

Antonym: undedicated

Encyclopedia: Dedicated