From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:
dedicated
adj 1: devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose; "a dedicated
dancer"; "dedicated teachers"; "dedicated to the
proposition that all men are created equal"- A.Lincoln
[ant: undedicated]
2: solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose; "a
life consecrated to science"; "the consecrated chapel"; "a
chapel dedicated to the dead of World War II" [syn:
consecrated, consecrate] [ant: desecrated]
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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
dedicated \dedicated\ adj.
1. wholly committed to a purpose or cause; as, a dedicated
musician.
Syn: devoted.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. zealous in loyalty or affection; as, dedicated nurses.
Syn: devoted.
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3. set apart especially for a higher purpose; as, a life
dedicated to science. [Narrower terms: {consecrated (vs.
desecrated), consecrate}]
Syn: dedicated to(predicate), devoted to(predicate).
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