Synonyms for dedicate

Verb

1. give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote, use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ
usage: 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"
2. dedicate, inaugurate, kick off
usage: open to public use, as of a highway, park, or building; "The Beauty Queen spends her time dedicating parks and nursing homes"
3. dedicate, give, render
usage: inscribe or address by way of compliment; "She dedicated her book to her parents"
4. dedicate, assign, specify, set apart
usage: set apart to sacred uses with solemn rites, of a church
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