Definition for Dedicate:

• To set apart and consecrate solemnly to a sacred purpose; to devote; to inscribe to any one as an expression of obligation and esteem.

Synonyms for Dedicate:

• n.

  •
  • apportion,
  • restrict,
  • assign,
  • consign,
  • surrender,
  • appropriate,
  • allot,
  • donate.
  •
  • bend,
  • focus,
  • collect,
  • concentrate,
  • work,
  • buckle down,
  • address,
  • direct.

• v.

  •communication (verb)
  • give,
  • commit.
  •consecrate (verb)
  • hallow,
  • anoint.
  •donate, set aside for special use (verb)
  • pledge,
  • offer,
  • give over to,
  • inscribe.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • buckle.
  •
  • turn.
  •celebrate
  • solemnize,
  • ritualize.

Paraphrases for Dedicate:

• Reverse Entailment

  • Verb, base form
    rededicate.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    allocate.
  • Verb, past tense
    allocated, invested, spent, recognized, reflected, Earmarked, Went.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    AM, assign, affect, allocate, commit, embody, pay, contribute.
  • Verb, base form
    allocating, consecrate, concentrate, earmark, inaugurate, allot, donate, divert, designate, assign, affect, consolidate, allocate, reallocate, entrench, embody, incorporate, accommodate, perpetuate, attribute, utilise, channel, employ, spare, pay, initiate, degrade, contribute.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    dedicated.
  • Proper noun, singular
    devote.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    devote.
  • Verb, base form
    devote, redirect, commit.

Antonyms for Dedicate:

• v.

  • donate, set aside for special use
    desecrate, take, keep, refuse, misuse, hold, alienate, misapply, steal, withhold.
  • Other antonyms:
    neglect, ignore.

Homophones for Dedicate:

• detected, diseased, decussate, dicky-seat, deist, detached, duckweed, dead set, disassociate, dacoity, decade, decide, deject, dissuade, dictate, diskette, dogwood, digit, dogtooth, dashed, dogged, docket, dytiscidae, deceased, dakota, decidua, dugout, dosed, dictated, disgusted, disused, dust, dig out, duck shot, De Sade, desist, dioxide, decided, dockside, dicot, disgust, disquietude, due west, dazed, dasyatidae, detoxicate, detested, decode, do-si-do, deceit, decked out, dickey-seat, dacite, dusty, detest, die-cast, dedicated, discoid, due south, desuetude, dziggetai, detect, dakoity, dished, dissociate, decoct, death squad, disguised, dead weight, digest, desiccate, dish out, destitute, disquiet, deuced, dagda, dodge city, dejected, dighted, diazoxide, dog-sized, deck out, ducat, dakoit, duct, dissect, deduct, degust, due east, digested, decayed, doughty, dacoit, death seat, dissected, do good, desiccated, digitate, decked, disquieted, dickie-seat, dickhead, death's head.

Hypernym for Dedicate:

• v.

  • communication
    inscribe, consecrate, vow, rededicate, apply.

Hyponym for Dedicate:

• v.

  • cognition
    set apart, specify, assign.
  • communication
    apply, utilize, use, employ, utilise, render, give.
  • social
    kick off, inaugurate.