ded·i·cate
ˈde-di-ˌkāt 
also ˈde-ˌdē-
dedicated; dedicating
1
: to devote to the worship of a divine being
specifically
: to set apart (a church) to sacred uses with solemn rites
2
a
: to set apart to a definite use
money dedicated to their vacation fund
b
: to commit to a goal or way of life
ready to dedicate his life to public service
3
: to inscribe or address by way of compliment
dedicate a book to a friend
4
: to open to public use
Examples of dedicate in a Sentence
Verb
The new park was dedicated today.
a young attorney who has decided to dedicate her career to helping the poor receive justice
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Graham Glass, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022
Whip up a Father’s Day breakfast, or dedicate time to learning more about his family history.
—Erin Cavoto, Country Living, 4 May 2022
Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
Police said officers were dispatched and arrived within two minutes of the 911 call — first reported as a suspicious event and later upgraded to a burglary in progress — and that the Criminal Investigations Bureau dedicated more than 100 investigative hours to identifying those involved.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
For example, leaders need to focus on giving clear instructions and dedicate time to forging a cohesive company culture, which is harder to do online.
—Graham Glass, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022
Whip up a Father’s Day breakfast, or dedicate time to learning more about his family history.
—Erin Cavoto, Country Living, 4 May 2022
Verb
By the late 1870s, he was asked to take part in the gargantuan task of evaluating and cataloguing the results of the five-year Challenger expedition—an ambitious British global research voyage, the first ever dedicated purely to science.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
Police said officers were dispatched and arrived within two minutes of the 911 call — first reported as a suspicious event and later upgraded to a burglary in progress — and that the Criminal Investigations Bureau dedicated more than 100 investigative hours to identifying those involved.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Dedicate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dedicate. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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