Verb dedicate has 4 senses
  1. give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote - give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"
    --1 is one way to use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ
    Derived forms: noun dedication2, noun dedication3, noun dedication1, noun dedication5
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s somebody something
    Somebody ----s something to somebody
    Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
  2. dedicate - open to public use, as of a highway, park, or building; "The Beauty Queen spends her time dedicating parks and nursing homes"
    --2 is one way to
    inaugurate, kick off
    Derived form: noun dedication2
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  3. dedicate - inscribe or address by way of compliment; "She dedicated her book to her parents"
    --3 is one way to
    give, render
    Derived form: noun dedication4
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something to somebody
  4. dedicate - set apart to sacred uses with solemn rites, of a church
    --4 is one way to
    assign, specify, set apart
    Derived form: noun dedication2
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
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