\Ded"i*cate\, p. a. [L. dedicatus, p. p. of dedicare to
affirm, to dedicate; de- + dicare to declare, dedicate; akin
to dicere to say. See {Diction}.]
Dedicated; set apart; devoted; consecrated. ``Dedicate to
nothing temporal.'' --Shak.
Syn: Devoted; consecrated; addicted.

\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.
         Vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, . . . which
         also king David did dedicate unto the Lord. --2 Sam.
                                               viii. 10, 11.
         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.
2. To devote, set apart, or give up, as one's self, to a duty
   or service.
         The profession of a soldier, to which he had
         dedicated himself.                    --Clarendon.
3. To inscribe or address, as to a patron.
         He complied ten elegant books, and dedicated them to
         the Lord Burghley.                    --Peacham.
Syn: See {Addict}.