dedicate

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verb

1. give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause (Freq. 4)
- She committed herself to the work of God
- give one's talents to a good cause
- consecrate your life to the church
• Syn:
give, consecrate, commit, devote
• Derivationally related forms:
devotion (for: devote), devotee (for: devote), commitment (for: commit), consecration (for: consecrate), dedication
• Hypernyms:
use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ
• Hyponyms:
vow, consecrate, rededicate, apply
• Verb Group:
give, sacrifice
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody something
- Somebody ----s something to somebody
- Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
2. open to public use, as of a highway, park, or building
- The Beauty Queen spends her time dedicating parks and nursing homes
• Derivationally related forms:
dedication
• Hypernyms:
inaugurate, kick off
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
3. inscribe or address by way of compliment
- She dedicated her book to her parents
• Derivationally related forms:
dedication
• Hypernyms:
give, render
• Hyponyms:
inscribe
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something to somebody
4. set apart to sacred uses with solemn rites, of a church
• Derivationally related forms:
dedication
• Hypernyms:
assign, specify, set apart
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  give, consecrate, commit, devote