dedicate

Meanings

1. To set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate.
2. To set apart for a special use.
3. To commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action.
4. To address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection.
5. To open (a building, for example) to public use.
6. To show to the public for the first time.

1. Dedicated; set apart; devoted; consecrated.

1. One who dedicates themselves, or who is dedicated, to the service of some leader, religion, etc.

Etymology

From Middle English dedicaten (“to dedicate”), from dedicat(e) (“dedicated”, also used as the past participle of dedicaten) + -en (verb-forming suffix), from Latin dēdicātus, the perfect passive participle of dēdicō (“to dedicate, proclaim”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).