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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dedicate \Ded"i*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dedicated}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Dedicating}.]
     1. 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.


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              Vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, . . . which
              also king David did dedicate unto the Lord. --2 Sam.
                                                    viii. 10, 11.
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              We have come to dedicate a portion of that field as
              a final resting place for those who here gave their
              lives that that nation might live. . . . But in a
              larger sense we can not dedicate, we can not
              consecrate, we can not hallow this ground. --A.
                                                    Lincoln.
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     2. To devote, set apart, or give up, as one's self, to a duty
        or service.
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              The profession of a soldier, to which he had
              dedicated himself.                    --Clarendon.
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     3. To inscribe or address, as to a patron.
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              He complied ten elegant books, and dedicated them to
              the Lord Burghley.                    --Peacham.
  
     Syn: See {Addict}.
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